Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake may have killed as many as 10,000 people, according to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.
ແຜ່ນດິນໄຫວ ຢູ່ Nepal
![Nepal is placed 145th on the 187-country list of the UN’s Humanitarian Development Index. Officials and experts worry that the country’s recovery from the earthquake could take longer than expected. (Hilmi Hacaloglu/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e241d102-a2fb-4ac5-91eb-4f93b8d78998_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nepal is placed 145th on the 187-country list of the UN’s Humanitarian Development Index. Officials and experts worry that the country’s recovery from the earthquake could take longer than expected. (Hilmi Hacaloglu/VOA)
![The death toll from the recent earthquake in Nepal is rising fast. Many communication lines are out and roads are blocked. (Hilmi Hacaloglu/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3caaad2d-2072-4c89-af3b-725eb9a61a60_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The death toll from the recent earthquake in Nepal is rising fast. Many communication lines are out and roads are blocked. (Hilmi Hacaloglu/VOA)