Kathmandu, April 30 (RHC)-- In Nepal, a 15-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl have been rescued from piles of rubble where they were trapped for five days following a devastating earthquake. The girl was reportedly rescued in the devastated town of Bhaktapur. In the capital Kathmandu, rescuers worked for hours to save the teenage boy.
The death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake has continued to rise and now stands at 5,800. Bad weather in the area has stalled the arrival of aid to remote villages.