The Latest on Nepal: $1,000 for Each Family of Those Killed

  01 May 2015    Read: 1082
The Latest on Nepal: $1,000 for Each Family of Those Killed
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 6,198 in Nepal alone, plus 61 elsewhere in the region.

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