Many of the worst hit villages in the ridges around Kathmandu are still cut off from earthquake are waiting for aid to arrive as roads are blocked by boulders and mud. 6000 people are known to have dead, and more than 10,000 injured. According to United Nations the biggest challenge is Shelter for several thousands…
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Over 4, 000 people are now known to have died in the catastrophic earthquake in Nepal at the weekend, with more than 7,500 people injured. Rescue teams are still trying to reach many remote and mountainous areas, amid reports that some villages have been completely Annihilated.