VIDEO: Nepal Earthquake death toll ‘could hit 10,000’

The death toll from the Nepal earthquake disaster could reach 10,000, the country’s prime minister said yesterday.

Reports from the ravaged country say the death toll has passed 5,000, but prime minister Sushil Koirala told Reuters it could eventually be double that.

Some 8m people have been affected by the earthquake in Nepal that killed more than 5,000 people and 1.4m people are in need of food assistance, the UN has said.