Official: Death toll in Nepal quake reaches 3,726

The number of people killed in Nepal by the Himalayan country's worst earthquake in eight decades has risen to 3,726, a home ministry official said on Monday.

That number represented a jump of 500 from earlier on Monday. 

Some in the government fear the toll from Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake could rise to as much as 5,000. 
   [jpost.com by Reuters]
27/4/15
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