Pictures of Nepal after the massive earthquake

Thousands of Nepalis have began fleeing the capital Kathmandu in the wake of powerful aftershocks that have stoked fears of food and water shortages. Roads leading out of the mountain valley city of one million were reportedly jammed with people.

The death toll has soared past 3,300 and is expected to rise further as the devastation in remote villages is becoming clearer, according to AP.

Udav Prashad Timalsina, the top official for the Gorkha district, near the epicentre of Saturday’s quake, said: “I’ve had reports of villages where 70% of the houses have been destroyed.”

The eventual death toll could exceed 15,000, a leading aid agency fears.

Across Kathmandu and beyond, people spent Sunday night in the open defying wet, cold weather. There is also a shortage of medicine.

Shocked and exhausted, tens of thousands of Nepalis are bracing for more terrifying aftershocks.

Lex Kassenberg who is directing Care International’s response to the disaster, pointed out there were reports that between 70% and 90% of houses in some remote villages have been destroyed.

Kassenberg warned that the forthcoming monsoons could bring more devastation. “The challenge will be that in five or six weeks the rainy seasons starts in Nepal. If the top soil has been loosened by the earthquake we may see more damage during the monsoons.”

The 7.9 richte earthquake did not almost torn apart the city of Kathmandu, it also killed thousands of people and made others homeless.