Death toll in Nepal climbs to 3, 351 after Saturday's strong quake, and 6,833 people were injured, said the country's Home Affairs Ministry on Monday.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Monday that his government is ready to extend assistance to Nepal as he expressed sympathies for the victims of the powerful earthquake that rocked the country Saturday.
At least seven people lost their lives in northwest Nigeria's Kano State on Sunday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed, the police said on Monday.
One Chinese climber was killed, two seriously injured and one is still out of touch in the Mount Qomolangma avalanche triggered by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Kathmandu, the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) confirmed on Monday.
Following a massive 7.9- magnitude earthquake and aftershocks almost every day in Nepal, there has been a high possibility of outbreak of communicable diseases, medical professionals said on Monday.
28 Mexicans have been confirmed safe in Nepal after the strong quake, Mexico's Foreign Ministry (SRE) said in a statement on Sunday, adding that one Mexican citizen has not been located so far.
A 57-person task force of firefighters was sent to Nepal Sunday to help rescue following a deadly earthquake in the Asian country.
The relief operation for Nepal quake victims is being stepped up as aid materials and personnel are arriving from neighboring countries including China and India, said officials on Monday.
About 4,000 Chinese tourists remain in quake-hit Nepal as airlines race to evacuate them following Saturday's earthquake, according to the China National Tourism Administration.
A 55-strong team affiliated to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) left for Nepal on Monday morning to help with the rescue operation following Saturday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake.
A 58-strong Chinese Government Medical Team arrived in Nepal Monday morning to carry out a humanitarian mission after the country was struck by a powerful earthquake at midday Saturday.
A total of 3,218 people had been killed and about 6,500 others injured in the powerful earthquake that struck Nepal at midday Saturday, the authorities said Monday morning.
China is mobilizing all kinds of resources from rescue teams to relief supplies to the earthquake-hit Tibet Autonomous Region and the neighboring Nepal on the other side of the world's highest mountain.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced on Monday the government had pledged a 3.19- million US dollar assistance package to earthquake-devastated Nepal.
Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is departing for Nepal after Saturday's devastating earthquake that has claimed more than 2,500 lives, according to CTV Sunday evening.
Britain on Sunday deployed search and rescue crews, dogs and medical experts to support the relief effort in Nepal, where a powerful earthquake has killed over 2,000 people and injured about 5,000 others.
Russia sent two planes carrying rescue team and humanitarian aid to quake-hit Nepal, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Sunday.
Finnish Ministry of Interior will send a rescue team to Nepal to assist post-earthquake searching and rescue works, reported Finnish News Agency STT on Sunday.