article_snippet.sent: The UN says 8 million people have been affected by the weekend earthquake in Nepal that killed nearly 4,400 people and 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance.
article_snippet.sent: Jamie McGoldrick, The UN resident coordinator in Kathmandu, told reporters that of those affected two million people are in the 11 worst-hit districts.
article_snippet.sent: The challenge of supplying to small villages at high altitudes and in rough terrain "is quite significant, Jamie McGoldrick, UN resident coordinator in Kathmandu said.
article_snippet.sent: After flying by helicopter over Dhulikhel town, on the north side of the Kathmandu valley, Jamie McGoldrick, UN resident coordinator in Kathmandu estimated about 40% of the houses were damaged, but destruction was erratic.
article_snippet.sent: Pictured, Nepalese people walk among the debris of houses after the quake in Bhaktapur.
article_snippet.sent: The death toll in Nepal following the earthquake in Nepal is continuing to rise and could hit 10,000 .
highlights_snippet.sent: One researcher recently travelled to Nepal to gather further information .
  