One week after the Nepal earthquake that has claimed over 7,000 lives, a 101-year old man was rescued from beneath the rubble of his home in Nuwakot district, just northwest of the capital, Kathmandu.
According to CNN, the centenarian is in stable condition and police do not know how he survived or the extent of his injuries.
Also the Nepal Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat
has said that the death toll is expected to climb "much higher" a
"there are still villages where we know that all houses have been
destroyed, but have not yet been able to reach"
Mahat who was speaking from the Asian Development Bank meeting in Azerbaijan said
the quake had caused "incalculable human loss and suffering, with
millions of people rendered homeless." while the Home Ministry spokesman
Laxmi Dhakal said it would be a miracle if anyone is found beneath the rubble.
The United Nations estimates that more than 3 million people are in need of food assistance, with nearly half of those needing it immediately.
Also emergency funding of $415 million is needed
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