Nepal earthquake: rescue efforts stepped up as quake toll rises Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 2,309, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest. http://www.timesofearth.com/south-asia/nepal-hit-by-major-aftershock-as-search-for-quake-survivors-intensifies.html | The Times Of Earth