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Three people rescued from under rubble after last week’s earthquake in Nepal

NEW DELHI, May 3. /TASS/. Three people have been rescued from under the rubble in Nepal eight days after the country was hit by an earthquake, NDTV channel said on Sunday.

The devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal on April 25. The death toll of the earthquake has reached 7,000 people, according to latest reports, while more than 14,000 others were injured. According to the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC), at least 6.6 million citizens have been affected by the disaster.

Seismologists have registered 67 aftershocks after the devastating earthquake. The magnitude of aftershocks varied from 3.2 to 6.9, most of them were felt on the territory of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh.