Nepal quake hits already fragile tourism industry

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Tourism in Nepal — still reeling from storms that killed nearly two dozen hikers late last year — was dealt another major setback after an earthquake killed more than 2,500 people Saturday in Nepal and neighboring countries.

The magnitude-7.8 quake, the country's worst in 80 years, packed hospitals in the capital of Katmandu and triggered avalanches in the Himalayas. At least 18 people were killed on Mount Everest.

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Nepal earthquake: Death toll nears 4,000​

Rescue and aid workers in Nepal struggled to gain the upper hand Monday against the devastation dealt by Saturday's powerful earthquake -- digging through rubble by hand, performing surgeries in makeshift operating theaters, scouring notoriously difficult terrain for more victims.

But power blackouts in the capital city of Kathmandu, supply shortages and difficulties getting around complicated the efforts.

By nightfall, at least 3,954 people were known dead in Nepal, India and China as a result of the earthquake. Nepalese officials say more than 7,000 were injured.

CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta said doctors at one Kathmandu hospital had moved patients from the 120-year-old building and into another structure, where they were operating on patients in rooms normally not used as operating theaters.

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