Nepal death toll rises to 42

Nepal’s Home Ministry raises the death toll from Tuesday’s quake to at least 42, while saying another 1,117 people had been injured.

The magnitude-7.3 quake hit hardest in remote mountain districts northeast of the capital.

The Health Ministry says rescuers have managed to pull three people to safety in the capital, while another nine were rescued in the district of Dolkha.

— AP

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