Death toll from Nepal earthquake passes 1,000: police

AFP
April 25, 2015 16:20 MYT

Nepalese rescue members and onlookers gather at the collapsed Darahara Tower in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015. - AFP Photo/Prakash Mathema

The death toll from a massive earthquake that devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has passed 1,000, according to police.

"The death toll has reached 1,170," Nepal police spokesman Kamal Singh Bam told AFP.

"Rescue efforts are underway," he added.'

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