United Nations says, over 160K houses destroyed in Nepal Earthquake Disaster

One of the most terrible disasters has hit Nepal resulting in thousands of people on the streets.

The number of houses destroyed in the earthquake disaster in Nepal is over 160,000 nearly twice the number of households wrecked in the 1934's deadly temblor that has been the country's most disaster of all times.

The United Nation's Humanitarian agency OCHA (Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) report says, "According to the Government, the earthquake destroyed 1, 60,786 houses and damaged 1, 43,642 (as of May 1). The government is currently projecting this caseload to increase to a total number of 5, 00,000 houses destroyed".

The Gorkha and the Sindhupalchowk districts stand out ot be the most affected areas, with over ninety per cent of the houses being destroyed in these regions, according to the report released by the United Nations.

All the citizens are being transferred to relief camps. Tents and tarpaulins have been provided.

Rescue workers are still carrying out operations to save people.

Medical aid, food, water and other essential amenities have been deployed in the relief camps.