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The Latest on Nepal: Quake death toll climbs past 6,600

May 1, 2015
Damaged buildings lean to their sides in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Damaged buildings lean to their sides in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

(AP) — A week after a massive earthquake hit Nepal, police say the death toll from the disaster has climbed past 6,600.

The deputy inspector general of Kathmandu police, Kamal Singhbam, said Saturday that 6,624 people died in the April 25 earthquake.

He said 14,025 people were injured in the magnitude-7.8 quake, the worst to hit Nepal in 80 years.

Efforts are ongoing to retrieve bodies from the rubble, though hopes have faded for finding anyone still alive.

 

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