616 dead and 2,301 injured in Nepal

Nepal Police have just posted official fatality and casualty figures on their X account.

The death toll is 10 fewer than reported by Reuters a little earlier - at 616. 

The area breakdown is

Chitwan - 233

N.W. East - 158

Gorkha - 48

NP West - 47

Dhading - 45

Nuwakot - 41

Tanahun -31

Rasuwa -13

 

The latest number of people injured in the disaster is said to be 2,301.

 

Nuwakot - 1,622

Rasuwa - 676

Dhading – 3

Nepal Police said 4,811 officers were involved in the rescue effort.

As a reminder, details from Tibet are scant due to Chinese authorities' tight grip on information. The latest death toll quoted for the region is seven.

 

Source: Sky News