Death toll reaches 7,912
Kathmandu, May 9, The death toll from the massive earthquake that struck the
country on April 25 has reached 7,912 as of Saturday morning, according to the
latest update provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs at 9:50 am.Score of
people sustaining injuries in the quake has been counted at 17,871.
Similarly, 10,803
government buildings were completely damaged while 15,034 had suffered partial
damages in the 7.6 magnitude quake, the Home Ministry's update stated.
Likewise, number
of fully damaged public houses stands at 297,266 while 277,050 sustained
partial damages.
Of total
5,477,224 households recorded as of the Census-2068 BS, some 10.96 per cent of
the houses have been affected by the quake, according to the Home Ministry.