Death toll now around 2600, and I won't be surprised if it goes above 5,000 people by the time they check all the villages near the epicenter. It is possible that some small villages have been buried completely.

Death toll at Everest Basecamp now 18. That was a VERY big avalanche that hit the camp .... it's fortunate they don't have more casualties.

Intl. disaster units are flying to Nepal now. BUT it seems unlikely that any of these people will get out to the epicenter zone. Their efforts will be tied up trying to assist the 2.5 million people in Kathmandu.

The overall response seems small - compared to the size and complexity of the disaster.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/aftershocks-hit-nepal-as-death-toll-rises-above-2500-after-quake/682219/

Pete