Nepal Offering $1,400 to Earthquake Victims’ Families as Dead Tops 6,000

Nepal’s government is giving out 100,000 rupees ($1,000) to families of each of those killed in Saturday’s earthquake, and another 40,000 rupees ($400) for funeral costs, according to the state-run Radio Nepal. Meanwhile, Nepal Rastriya Bank, the central bank, has ordered all private banks to open for at least a few hours Friday as well as over the weekend to meet the demand. The latest death toll figure stands at 6,204 in Nepal alone, plus 61 elsewhere in the region… see more

source: nbcnews

Tags: EARTHQUAKE, Nepal, World

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