Nepal Quake Death Toll Could Reach 10,000

Nepal Quake Death Toll Could Reach 10,000

Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said the death toll (Mint) of Saturday's earthquake and its aftershocks could rise to ten thousand, ordering intensified relief efforts and calling for foreign assistance deliveries, including tents and medicine. The current death toll (AP) stands at nearly 4,400 people, and the UN says that 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance.

While Nepal's earthquake was anticipated for years, weak government delayed infrastructure improvements and exposed tragic vulnerabilities, writes CFR's Alyssa Ayres in this blog post.http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2015/04/25/nepal-quake-governance-matters/?cid=nlc-dailybrief-daily_news_brief--link17-20150428&sp_mid=48538869&sp_rid=bWljaGVsZXRrZWFybmV5QGdtYWlsLmNvbQS2