Photo taken on May 2, 2015 shows a ruined stupa after a massive earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. The death toll from last Saturday's powerful earthquake in Nepal reached 6,659 and a total of 14,062 others were injured, the country's home ministry said on Saturday. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma)
KATHMANDU, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from last Saturday' s powerful earthquake in Nepal reached 6,659 and a total of 14,062 others were injured, the country's home ministry said on Saturday.
The Nepalese police said those among the killed included 76 foreigners, as 204 other foreigners remain missing.
Severely-hit regions including Gorkha have been expecting for more aid.
Rescue missions failed to reach such remote areas as Gorkha due to road traffic obstructions.
Insufficient food and water supply as well as poor sanitation have been posing threat to thousands living in makeshift tents.
Some residents in Kathmandu have moved back to their damaged houses as efforts to retrieve bodies from the rubbles continued despite dwindling hope to find more survivors a week after the deadly 7.9-magnitude quake.
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