(VOVworld) – Nepal has asked other countries involved in search-and-rescue operations to stop, 9 days after a terrible earthquake hit Nepal, killing some 7,200 people.

A pregnant Nepalese woman, carrying her lifeless child inside here, was carried into an ambulance after being evacuated by an Indian Army helicopter from the village of Pokhatar, Nepal, on April 4, 2015. (Photo: NYT)

At a Monday meeting in Kathmandu with 20 ambassadors, Nepalese Foreign Minister Bahadur Pandey said the Nepalese government has decided to halt search-and-rescue work as there is no hope of finding survivors.
The Nepalese authorities spoke highly of the timely and effective support of the international community in this difficult time.
Pandey announced a Nepalese government decision to set up a Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Fund (RRF) with a target of collecting 2 billion USD.