Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to send 10,000 metric tonnes of rice and adequate water to Nepal for its earthquake-hit people.

‘The Prime Minister has asked the authorities concerned to send the rice and water to Nepal on an emergency basis,’ said PM's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhury.

He said the rice and water would be transported to Nepal through air and by road in phases.

According to CNN, the death toll from the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April climbed to 7,250, and the number of people injured is 14,122.

Besides, thousands of houses and other establishments were destroyed in the power tremor.