According to reports getting to via from BBC news, more than 2,300 people were
killed in the worst earthquake there in more than 80 years.
Rescue missions and aid material have started arriving in the country.
Seventeen people have been killed on Mt Everest by avalanches - the mountain's worst-ever disaster.
Meanwhile
a powerful aftershock was felt on Sunday in Nepal, India and
Bangladesh, and more avalanches were reported near Everest.
The
6.7-magnitude tremor, centred 60km (40 miles) east of Nepal's capital
Kathmandu, sent people running in panic for open ground in the city.
"We
have launched a massive rescue and rehabilitation action plan and lots
needs to be done," Information and Broadcasting Minister Minendra Rijal
told Indian television."Our country is in a moment of crisis and we will require tremendous support and aid."
The rescue effort began in earnest in Kathmandu on Sunday morning
.
There are fears the death toll could rise yet further
Aid - such as this material from Sri Lanka - has gradually started to arrive in Nepal
Historic buildings were badly damaged in the quake
Scores of people slept outside
on Saturday night - braving wet and cold weather - either because their
homes were destroyed or because they feared numerous aftershocks.
World
leaders and global charities have offered emergency aid to Nepal, as
the government grapples with the scale of the disaster.
India is at the forefront of the relief effort, offering help including helicopters which have been deployed to remote areas....... Source
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