Key facts about Nepal quake, one week on

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More than 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance

KATHMANDU (AFP) - A week on from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal, flattening large parts of the capital Kathmandu and causing devastation across the impoverished Himalayan nation, here are some key facts about the disaster.

 

- Death toll -

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- 6,621 people are known to have died in Nepal alone and 14,023 others were injured

- More than 100 people were killed in neighbouring India and China

- 18 climbers died at Mount Everest base camp when the quake sparked an avalanche

- Two Americans, an Australian, a Japanese and a Chinese national were among the victims on the mountain

- 1,000 European Union citizens are missing, the EU says

- 12 others from EU countries have been confirmed dead

 

- Survivors -

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- Eight million people, or around a quarter of Nepal s population, have been affected, the United Nations estimates

- 2.8 million Nepalese were displaced

- More than 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance

- 1.7 million children are in need of humanitarian aid in the worst-hit areas, according to UNICEF

 

- Aid -

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- Rescuers from 22 countries are involved in the relief effort while $61 million has been pledged, according to the UN

- Britain has promised $15 million

- $12.5 million has been pledged by the United States

- $15 million is being released from the UN s emergency fund

- The UN has appealed for $415 million while UNICEF is seeking to raise $50.35 million

- The United Nations  Food and Agricultural Organization has appealed for $8 million for farmers

- The World Food Programme says it needs US$116.5 million to provide food for 1.4 million people

 

- Reconstruction -

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- 160,786 homes were destroyed and another 143,673 damaged

- The UN says that up to 90 percent of health facilities in four districts were severely damaged

- Some 16,000 schools were damaged

- Reconstruction costs could top $5 billion -- around 20 percent of the country s GDP -- according to business research consultancy IHS