Hundreds flee Kathmandu for plains as earthquake death toll reaches 3,726

That number represented a jump of 500 from earlier on Monday. Some in the government fear the toll from Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake could rise to as much as 5,000.

Gopal Sharma and Rupam Jain Nair

Bhaktapur, Nepal,
Updated Apr 27, 2015 6:18 PM IST

Hundreds flee Kathmandu for plains as earthquake death toll reaches 3,726

Many said they had slept in the open since Saturday's quake, either because their homes were flattened or they were terrified that aftershocks would bring them crashing down. (Photo: Reuters)

The number of people killed in Nepal by the Himalayan country's worst earthquake in eight decades has risen to 3,726, a home ministry official said on Monday.

That number represented a jump of 500 from earlier on Monday. Some in the government fear the toll from Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake could rise to as much as 5,000.

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(Reuters)

Published on: Apr 27, 2015 6:18 PM IST

Hundreds flee Kathmandu for plains as earthquake death toll reaches 3,726

That number represented a jump of 500 from earlier on Monday. Some in the government fear the toll from Saturday's 7.9 magnitude quake could rise to as much as 5,000.

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