article_snippet.sent: Follow the latest coverage of Nepal earthquake .
article_snippet.sent: The reports of the devastation are still coming in and the numbers of people killed, injured and affected by a magnitude-7.8 quake near the capital of Kathmandu continue to rise," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement.
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article_snippet.sent: Kanak Masni, a journalist in Kathmandu, told CNN by telephone that this appeared to be "the most massive earthquake to hit Nepal Nepal since 1934.
article_snippet.sent: Rob Stiles and Rob Stiles wife had just checked into a hotel in Kathmandu when the earthquake struck.
article_snippet.sent: The international community must react quickly to save lives -- particularly those of children -- said Devendra Tak, of the aid agency Save the Children.
article_snippet.sent: The U.S. government is providing $1 million in immediate assistance to Nepal, the U.S. Embassy in Nepal said.
article_snippet.sent: American disaster response teams are also on American disaster response teams way to Nepal, the U.S. Embassy in Nepal the U.S. Embassy in Nepal said via Twitter.
article_snippet.sent: To the people in Nepal and the region affected by this tragedy we send we heartfelt sympathies," Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: How to help the earthquake victims .
article_snippet.sent: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet, "We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home & in Nepal.