Here are the key facts about Nepal's worst natural disaster in 80 years.
Death toll
- 6,204 people are known to have died in Nepal alone
- The World Health Organization said 1,400 had died in Sindupalchowk district
- A further 13,932 have been injured across the country
- 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
- 75 people were killed in India
- In China, 25 lost their lives, according to the ministry of civil affairs in Tibet
- A British dual national, who lived in Hong Kong, also died
Survivors
- The United Nations estimates that eight million people have been affected
- 2.8 million Nepalese were displaced, according to the world body
- More than 3.5 million people are estimated to be in need of food assistance, the UN said
- And UNICEF estimates that 1.7 million children live in the worst-hit areas
- The Nepal Red Cross Society said it had almost exhausted its relief stocks which were sufficient for 19,000 families
Aid
- Rescuers from more than 20 countries have been searching for survivors while $22 million in donations from UN member countries and private donors has been received so far, the world body said.
- Britain has promised $15 million in total
- $12.5 million has been pledged by the United States
- And $15 million is being released from the UN's emergency fund
- The UN has also made an appeal for $415 million while UNICEF wants to raise $50.35 million
- The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization has appealed for $8 million for farmers
- The UN said 80 tons of of emergency items including tents, blankets and health kits were being distributed
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 1,719 personnel across 54 international teams from 22 countries are supporting the relief effort
- 13 of those teams, with 585 staff, are from India
Reconstruction
- Nepal's government said 130,033 houses had been destroyed, according to the UN
- Around 30,000 of those houses were in Nuwakot district
- And the International Red Cross estimated that 40,000 homes were destroyed in neighbouring Sindupalchowk
- Some 85,856 homes were damaged across Nepal
- OCHA said that up to 90 percent of health facilities in four districts were severely damaged
- And some 16,000 schools were damaged, the agency added
- Business research IHS estimates that reconstruction costs could top $5 billion or around 20 percent of the country's GDP
