Nepal calls off search and rescue to focus on earthquake relief efforts

AL Jazeera :
The search and rescue efforts have been called off in Nepal, 36 hours after a disastrous earthquake killed at least 157 people and destroyed houses in the remote northwest region. Officials have shifted their focus to providing relief, food and shelter for survivors.
At least 105 people were confirmed dead in Jajarkot district, a mostly agricultural area, while 52 people were killed in the neighbouring Rukum district, officials said. Another 184 were injured.
At the regional hospital in the city of Nepalgunj, more than 100 beds were made available and teams of doctors stood by to help the injured.
Several people died in the village of Nalgad, in the worst-hit Jajarkot district, where Mahesh Chanare prepared to cremate his father-in-law on Sunday.