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KATHMANDU, Nepal — Tens of thousands of people were spending the night in the open under a cold and thunderous sky after a powerful earthquake devastated Nepal on Saturday, killing more than 1,300, collapsing modern houses and ancient temples and triggering a landslide on Mount Everest. Officials warned the death toll would rise as more reports come in from distant areas. Inspector Yuvraj Khadka of Nepal’s national police force said rescue efforts were continuing through the night and the death toll had reached 1,394 people. With organized relief and rescue lacking, many survivors were brought to hospitals by friends and relatives in motorized rickshaws, flatbed trucks and cars. Thousands of people were spending the night at Tudikhel, a vast open ground in the middle of Kathmandu, just next to the old city that is lined with historic buildings and narrow lanes. Indian Air Force planes were allowed to bring in 43 tons of relief material, including tents and foods, and nearly 200 rescuers, India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said. Hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley were overcrowded, running out of room for storing dead bodies and running out of emergency supplies, the United Nations said in a statement. “The reports of the devastation are still coming in and the numbers of people killed, injured and affected by this earthquake continue to rise,” U.N.

 

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