Nigel Farage has endorsed doubling or trebling British aid to earthquake-struck Nepal to more than £60 million, while stressing he does not want aid going to the "wrong places".
The Ukip leader said he had "no objections" to increasing disaster relief to the country which was hit by a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake more than a week ago.
The UK Government's humanitarian response package for the Nepal earthquake now stands at £22.8 million, following a £5.3 million contribution to the United Nations' emergency appeal.
Nepalese women remove debris while searching for their belongings following the earthquake; Ukip's Nigel Farage has called for British aid to the country to be tripled
Farage described it as "just a few million" and said he would be happy to treble the budget to help those hit by the quake, which has claimed more than 7,000 lives and left thousands injured.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "When you think that our foreign aid budget is roughly a billion a month.
"We've offered just a few million pounds to Nepal.
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Nigel Farage on the campaign trail
General Election 2015 campaign - April 30th(01 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage is mobbed by media and supporters during a General Election campaign visit to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - April 30th(02 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage is mobbed by media and supporters during a General Election campaign visit to Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - April 30th(03 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage, with Chris Adams (left) Ukip parlimentary candidate for Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, greets a supporter during a General Election campaign visit to the town. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - April 30th(04 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage, with Chris Adams (left) Ukip parlimentary candidate for Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, is mobbed by media and supporters during a General Election campaign visit to the town. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - April 30th(05 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage, with Chris Adams (left) Ukip parlimentary candidate for Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, greets a supporter during a General Election campaign visit to the town. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 2nd(06 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage gives morning interviews in Ramsgate, Kent, ahead of a day of campaigning for the Thanet South seat at the upcoming General Election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 2nd(07 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage gives morning interviews in Ramsgate, Kent, ahead of a day of campaigning for the Thanet South seat at the upcoming General Election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 2nd(08 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage gives morning interviews in Ramsgate, Kent, ahead of a day of campaigning for the Thanet South seat at the upcoming General Election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 2nd(09 of38)
Ukip Leader Nigel Farage gives morning interviews in Ramsgate, Kent, ahead of a day of campaigning for the Thanet South seat at the upcoming General Election. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 4(10 of38)
Ukip leader Nigel Farage meets a member of the public during the General Election campaign in Cliftonville, Kent. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 4(11 of38)
Ukip leader Nigel Farage (centre) meets members of the public at the Belle Vue public house during the General Election campaign in Cliftonville, Kent. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
General Election 2015 campaign - May 4(12 of38)
Ukip leader Nigel Farage meets a member of the public during the General Election campaign in Cliftonville, Kent. (credit:Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(13 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (C) campaigns with UKIP parliamentary candidate Chris Adams (2nd L) underneath a statue of John Hampden in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. With the general election a week away, Farage met with supporters and critics alike in central Aylesbury, the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(14 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (C) campaigns with UKIP parliamentary candidate Chris Adams (L) underneath a statue of John Hampden in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. A natural campaigner, Farage has a confidence and charisma that invites a crush of party supporters, journalists and curious onlookers whenever he appears in public. Farage made of point of talking about Aylesbury being the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(15 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (C) campaigns with UKIP parliamentary candidate Chris Adams (L) underneath a statue of John Hampden in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. A natural campaigner, Farage has a confidence and charisma that invites a crush of party supporters, journalists and curious onlookers whenever he appears in public. Farage made of point of talking about Aylesbury being the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(16 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (C) campaigns with UKIP parliamentary candidate Chris Adams (L) underneath a statue of John Hampden in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. A natural campaigner, Farage has a confidence and charisma that invites a crush of party supporters, journalists and curious onlookers whenever he appears in public. Farage made of point of talking about Aylesbury being the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(17 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage steps back into his vehicle after campaigning in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. A natural campaigner, Farage has a confidence and charisma that invites a crush of party supporters, journalists and curious onlookers whenever he appears in public. Farage made of point of talking about Aylesbury being the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-POLITICS-VOTE-UKIP(18 of38)
UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (2R) is surrounded by media during a UK general election campaign event in the market square in Aylesbury on April 30, 2015. Britain goes to the polls on May 7 to elect a new parliament. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADRIAN DENNIS via Getty Images)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(19 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage talks with journalists while campaigning in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. A natural campaigner, Farage has a confidence and charisma that invites a crush of party supporters, journalists and curious onlookers whenever he appears in public. Farage made of point of talking about Aylesbury being the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
UK General Election 2015 - UK Politics Through A Washington Lens(20 of38)
AYLESBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 30: UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage talks with journalists while campaigning in Market Square on April 30, 2015 in Aylesbury, England. A natural campaigner, Farage has a confidence and charisma that invites a crush of party supporters, journalists and curious onlookers whenever he appears in public. Farage made of point of talking about Aylesbury being the home of John Hampden, a leading 17th century parliamentarian involved in challenging the authority of Charles I of England and who died during battle in 1643 during the English Civil War. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(21 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage drinks a coffee before campaigning on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(22 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage drinks a coffee before campaigning on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(23 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage talks to reporters before campaigning on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(24 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage appears on a reporters smartphone as he campaigns on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(25 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage rubs his eye as he talks to reporters before campaigning on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(26 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage smiles as he talks to reporters before campaigning on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(27 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage celebrates the arrival of the new royal baby with a 'baby Girl' balloon in a pub on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(28 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage celebrates the arrival of the new royal baby with a 'baby Girl' balloon in a pub on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(29 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage celebrates the arrival of the new royal baby with a 'baby Girl' balloon in a pub on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(30 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage waits in a church hall before speaking at a public meeting on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
UKIP's Last Campaigning Weekend In South Thanet(31 of38)
RAMSGATE, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Local party chairman Martyn Heale looks on as UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage (R) talks at a public meeting on May 2, 2015 in Ramsgate, England. Mr Farage is spending the last weekend before the election attending a series of public meetings in his constituency. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
Britain Election(32 of38)
Nigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) speaks to the media backdropped by a poster unveiled for his party's immigration campaign launch for the British general election, in St Margaret's Bay, near Dover, on the south east coast of England, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Britain goes to the polls for a general election on May 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Election UKIP(33 of38)
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party arrives for the launch of his party's manifesto in Thurrock, England, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The UK will go to the polls in a general election on May 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Election UKIP(34 of38)
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party gestures as he answers a question from the media at the launch of his party's election manifesto in Thurrock, England, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The UK goes to the polls in a general election on May 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Election UKIP(35 of38)
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party speaks from a podium at the launch of his party's election manifesto Thurrock, England, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The UK goes to the polls in a general election on May 7. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain ANZAC Day(36 of38)
Nigel Farage, left, leader of Britain's UKIP party ahead of a ceremony at the Cenotaph to commemorate ANZAC Day and the Centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign in Whitehall, London, Saturday, April 25, 2015. The ANZAC Day memorial Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Gallipoli landings, the first major military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Election(37 of38)
Nigel Farage leader of Britain's United Kingdom Independence Party delivers a speech in Hartlepool, England, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Britain Election(38 of38)
Nigel Farage leader of Britain's United Kingdom Independence Party delivers a speech in Hartlepool, England, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Britain goes to the polls in a General Election on May 7. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
"I have no objections to doubling or trebling that.
"I have no objections to helping with disaster relief but I have a problem with foreign aid that frankly isn't working, is going to the wrong places, and does not command public support."
Meanwhile, one uplifting story to emerge from the tragedy is that of the rescue of a 101-year-old man who was pulled from the rubble in a village located about 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu on Saturday.
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Nepal earthquake aftermath
Nepal Earthquake(01 of49)
Nepalese girls feed pigeons after visiting a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. A week after the devastating earthquake, life is limping back to normal in Nepal with residents visiting temples on the first Saturday after the quake, a day normally reserved for temple visits. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(02 of49)
A Nepalese woman bathes with the help of her friend outside a house damaged in the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. A week after the devastating earthquake, life is limping back to normal in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(03 of49)
A Nepalese couple sits on a ledge above their house, destroyed in last week's earthquake, in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. In the village of Pauwathok, where all but a handful of the 85 houses were destroyed, three trucks apparently carrying aid supplies roared by without stopping. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(04 of49)
A Nepalese man and woman walk past damaged houses with their noses covered because of the stench caused by dead animals in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. In the village of Pauwathok, where all but a handful of the 85 houses were destroyed, three trucks apparently carrying aid supplies roared by without stopping. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(05 of49)
A Nepalese boy stands outside his house, destroyed in last week earthquake, in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. In the village of Pauwathok, where all but a handful of the 85 houses were destroyed, three trucks apparently carrying aid supplies roared by without stopping. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(06 of49)
A Nepalese boy runs past houses destroyed by last week's earthquake in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. In the village of Pauwathok, where all but a handful of the 85 houses were destroyed, three trucks apparently carrying aid supplies roared by without stopping. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(07 of49)
The back of a motorcycle sticks out from the debris of a house that collapsed from last week's earthquake in Chautara, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(08 of49)
Nepalese people salvage belongings from the debris of their house damaged in last week earthquake in Chautara, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(09 of49)
A Nepalese family, whose house was destroyed in last week's earthquake, uses pipes to move stored grain in Chautara, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(10 of49)
A Nepalese girl walks past a car, stuck in the debris of a damaged house, carrying a quilt received as relief material in Chautara, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake(11 of49)
A Nepalese boy stands outside his village with a signboard asking for help in Pauwathok village, Sindhupalchok district, Nepal, Saturday, May 2, 2015. Life has been slowly returning to normal in Kathmandu, but to the east, angry villagers in parts of the Sindhupalchok district said Saturday they were still waiting for aid to reach them. In the village of Pauwathok, where all but a handful of the 85 houses were destroyed, three trucks apparently carrying aid supplies roared by without stopping. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(12 of49)
A Nepalese infant is given a vaccination in Lapsiphedi, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. A campaigns underway in Nepal to immunize half a million children against measles and rubella in the wake of the earthquake. Concerns growing that with so many people made homeless there is the potential for an outbreak of the potentially fatal diseases. The United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEF has been working to eliminate them for years but 1 in 10 is still not immunized. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:Bernat Armangue/AP)
Nepal Earthquake(13 of49)
Nepalese rest on a road beside a line of parked vehicles, a day after a massive earthquake devastated the region and destroyed homes and infrastructure, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. Sleeping in the streets and shell-shocked, Nepalese cremated the dead and dug through rubble for the missing Sunday even as the worst of the aftershocks, magnitude 6.7, pummeled the capital city. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai) (credit:Bikram Rai/AP)
Earthquake in Nepal - destruction(14 of49)
A destroyed house in the region of Saurpani in the Gorkha district, near the epicenter of the earthquake in Nepal, 28 April 2015. German tourist Jordane Schoenfelder and other foreigners have set up a medical and aid camp here for the locals - called base camp - which serves as a starting point for hikes in the surrounding mountains and for shipments of aid packages. Photo:JORDANESCHOENFELDER/dpa (credit:Jordane Schnfelder/DPA)
Earthquake in Nepal - destruction(15 of49)
Destroyed houses in the region of Saurpani in the Gorkha district, near the epicenter of the earthquake in Nepal, 28 April 2015. German tourist Jordane Schoenfelder and other foreigners have set up a medical and aid camp here for the locals - called base camp - which serves as a starting point for hikes in the surrounding mountains and for shipments of aid packages. Photo:JORDANESCHOENFELDER/dpa (credit:Jordane Schnfelder/DPA)
NEPAL-INDIA-QUAKE(16 of49)
An Indian security personnel stands guard as trucks carrying relief items from India pass along Mechi bridge on the India-Nepal border on May 4, 2015. International aid continues to pour into Nepal to help victims of a massive earthquake on April 25 killed at least 7,200 people and devastated vast swathes of one of Asia's poorest countries. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(17 of49)
Nepalese people walk past damaged houses at Trishuli in Nuwakot district north of Kathmandu on May 4, 2015. While the official death toll for Nepal rose to 7,365 on May 4, with some 14,000 injured, authorities warned the final tally would be much higher. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(18 of49)
A Nepalese woman walks past a damaged house at Trishuli in Nuwakot district north of Kathmandu on May 4, 2015. While the official death toll for Nepal rose to 7,365 on May 4, with some 14,000 injured, authorities warned the final tally would be much higher. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(19 of49)
Funchu Tamang, 101, sits on a bed in a hospital in Nuwakot district on May 4, 2015 around 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu. Police had initially said that Tamang was trapped under the rubble of his home ever since the quake struck on April 25, but they later said he was in fact rescued from his garden where he had been sheltering since the disaster. In an interview with AFP on May 4, Tamang said that he was under the rubble for several hours before his daughter-in-law rescued him. 'I don't know if it is luck but I am a strong man ... I work in the field and I walk every day,' he said from his hospital bed, confirming his age as 101. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(20 of49)
Funchu Tamang, 101, eats on a bed in a hospital in Nuwakot district on May 4, 2015 around 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu. Police had initially said that Tamang was trapped under the rubble of his home ever since the quake struck on April 25, but they later said he was in fact rescued from his garden where he had been sheltering since the disaster. In an interview with AFP on May 4, Tamang said that he was under the rubble for several hours before his daughter-in-law rescued him. 'I don't know if it is luck but I am a strong man ... I work in the field and I walk every day,' he said from his hospital bed, confirming his age as 101. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(21 of49)
A Nepalese boy stands in the rubble of a damaged house at Trishuli in Nuwakot district north of Kathmandu on May 4, 2015. While the official death toll for Nepal rose to 7,365 on May 4, with some 14,000 injured, authorities warned the final tally would be much higher. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(22 of49)
Funchu Tamang, 101, sits on a bed in a hospital in Nuwakot district on May 4, 2015 around 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu. Police had initially said that Tamang was trapped under the rubble of his home ever since the quake struck on April 25, but they later said he was in fact rescued from his garden where he had been sheltering since the disaster. In an interview with AFP on May 4, Tamang said that he was under the rubble for several hours before his daughter-in-law rescued him. 'I don't know if it is luck but I am a strong man ... I work in the field and I walk every day,' he said from his hospital bed, confirming his age as 101. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(23 of49)
A Nepalese man walks in the rubble of damaged houses in Nuwakot district, north of Kathmandu, on May 4, 2015. While the official death toll for Nepal rose to 7,365 on May 4, with some 14,000 injured, authorities warned the final tally would be much higher. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(24 of49)
A Nepalese woman walks past damaged houses in Nuwakot district, north of Kathmandu, on May 4, 2015. While the official death toll for Nepal rose to 7,365 on May 4, with some 14,000 injured, authorities warned the final tally would be much higher. AFP PHOTO/ PRAKASH MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA via Getty Images)
Locals Attempt To Return To Normality After Devastating Earthquake(25 of49)
KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 04: A woman covers her face as she walks past a destroyed building in Durbar square on May 4, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.9 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday 25th April, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 7000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
Locals Attempt To Return To Normality After Devastating Earthquake(26 of49)
KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 04: A woman buys vegetables on the street on May 4, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.9 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday 25th April, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 7000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
Locals Attempt To Return To Normality After Devastating Earthquake(27 of49)
KATHMANDU, NEPAL - MAY 04: People walk on the street on May 4, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.9 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday 25th April, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 7000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(28 of49)
A Nepalese family waits after arriving from Kathmandu to Kakarbhitta, near the Indian border, on May 4, 2015. International aid continues to pour into Nepal to help victims of a massive earthquake on April 25 killed at least 7,200 people and devastated vast swathes of one of Asia's poorest countries. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(29 of49)
Nepalese people walk over the border with India at Kakarbhitta on May 4, 2015. International aid continues to pour into Nepal to help victims of a massive earthquake on April 25 killed at least 7,200 people and devastated vast swathes of one of Asia's poorest countries. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(30 of49)
Nepalese people walk over the border with India at Kakarbhitta on May 4, 2015. International aid continues to pour into Nepal to help victims of a massive earthquake on April 25 killed at least 7,200 people and devastated vast swathes of one of Asia's poorest countries. AFP PHOTO / Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(31 of49)
Nepalese earthquake survivor Sarita Tamang, 26, (C-R) and her daughter Sabina, 6, (C-L) look on as they sit on a hospital bed in Kathmandu on May 4, 2015 following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips on May 4, 2015 to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an official said. AFP PHOTO/Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(32 of49)
Nepalese earthquake survivor Sabina Tamang, 6, looks on she sits on a hospital bed in Kathmandu on May 4, 2015 following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips on May 4, 2015 to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an official said. AFP PHOTO/Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(33 of49)
Nepalese earthquake survivor Pari Tamang, 12, shows her broken arm as she sits on a hospital bed in Kathmandu on May 4, 2015 following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips on May 4, 2015 to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an official said. AFP PHOTO/Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
NEPAL-QUAKE(34 of49)
A man lights oil lamps as part of the Buddha Purnima religious day outside the Boudhanath stupa, a touristic sightseeing spot of Kathmandu on May 4, 2015 following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. The earthquake has had a devastating impact on the economy of Nepal where tourism attracted almost 800,000 foreign visitors in 2013 -- many of them climbers heading straight to Mount Everest but also less adventurous tourists seeking the rich cultural history of Kathmandu. AFP PHOTO/Philippe Lopez (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
Nepal Earthquake(35 of49)
Nepalese soldiers take pictures as US Air Force Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircrafts arrive at the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. Runway damage forced Nepalese authorities to close the main airport Sunday to large aircraft delivering aid to millions of people following the massive earthquake, but U.N. officials said the overall logistics situation was improving. Airport congestion was only the latest complication in global efforts to aid people in the wake of the April 25 quake, the impoverished country's biggest and most destructive in eight decades. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(36 of49)
Pictures of victims who died a week ago during the earthquake are displayed on a board outside the morgue of hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. The Kathmandu morgue has been struggling to keep up with the relentless flow of corpses in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake that left more than a thousand dead just in the capital. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(37 of49)
Nepalese women remove debris searching their belongings from their house that was destroyed a week ago during the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. The true extent of the damage from the April 25 earthquake is still unknown as reports keep filtering in from remote areas, some of which remain entirely cut off. The U.N. says the quake affected 8.1 million people â more than a quarter of Nepal's 28 million people. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake(38 of49)
Relief material brought in from China lie at the Tribhuvan International airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. Runway damage forced Nepalese authorities to close the main airport Sunday to large aircraft delivering aid to millions of people following the massive earthquake, but U.N. officials said the overall logistics situation was improving. Airport congestion was only the latest complication in global efforts to aid people in the wake of the April 25 quake, the impoverished country's biggest and most destructive in eight decades. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake(39 of49)
Nepalese woman remove debris searching their belongings from their house that was destroyed a week ago during the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. The true extent of the damage from the April 25 earthquake is still unknown as reports keep filtering in from remote areas, some of which remain entirely cut off. The U.N. says the quake affected 8.1 million people â more than a quarter of Nepal's 28 million people. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(40 of49)
Nepalese women who lost their homes a week ago during the earthquake have dinner at a makeshift camp in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sunday, May 3, 2015. Nepal has been shaken by more than 70 aftershocks following the April 25 quake, and its people remain on edge. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(41 of49)
Nepalese Buddhists light incense sticks at the Boudhanath Stupa during Buddha Jayanti, or Buddha Purnima, festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. Hundreds of people have visited Buddhists shrines and monasteries in Nepalâs quake-wracked Kathmandu on the birthday of Gautama Buddha to pray for the country and the people who suffered during April 25 earthquake. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(42 of49)
Nepalese infant is carried on the back of her mother before getting a vaccination in Lapsiphedi, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. A campaignâs underway in Nepal to immunize half a million children against measles and rubella in the wake of the earthquake. Concernâs growing that with so many people made homeless there is the potential for an outbreak of the potentially fatal diseases. The United Nationâs Childrenâs Fund â UNICEF â has been working to eliminate them for years but 1 in 10 is still not immunized. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
China Development Aid(43 of49)
UNDP administrator Helen Clark speaks at a press conference in Beijing, Monday, May 4, 2015. Clark, the leader of the United Nations Development Program, praised Chinaâs relief efforts in Nepal and said the countryâs importance to global development will only grow.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(44 of49)
Nepalese children wait to get vaccinations in Lapsiphedi, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. A campaignâs underway in Nepal to immunize half a million children against measles and rubella in the wake of the earthquake. Concernâs growing that with so many people made homeless there is the potential for an outbreak of the potentially fatal diseases. The United Nationâs Childrenâs Fund â UNICEF â has been working to eliminate them for years but 1 in 10 is still not immunized. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(45 of49)
A Nepalese infant is given a vaccination in Lapsiphedi, near Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. A campaignâs underway in Nepal to immunize half a million children against measles and rubella in the wake of the earthquake. Concernâs growing that with so many people made homeless there is the potential for an outbreak of the potentially fatal diseases. The United Nationâs Childrenâs Fund â UNICEF â has been working to eliminate them for years but 1 in 10 is still not immunized. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Buddha's Birthday(46 of49)
A Buddhist walks under prayer flags after paying her respects for those who died in last week's massive earthquake at the Nedyon Unphong Thapchyo Monastery in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. Celebrations of Buddhaâs birthday in Nepal were muted on Monday, as the countryâs faithful turned their prayers to loved ones lost in the earthquake and worries that the tragedy may have marked the beginning of a much larger reckoning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake Centenarian Survives(47 of49)
Funchu Tamang, who believes himself to be 101 years old, lies down with injuries suffered in late April's earthquake at a makeshift hospital in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. By his own account, he should have died. But when the humble hut of stacked grey stones collapsed onto Funchu Tamang, his daughter-in-law quickly pulled him from the wreckage. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake Centenarian Survives(48 of49)
Funchu Tamang, who believes himself to be 101 years old, recounts how he suffered injuries in late April's earthquake at a makeshift hospital in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. By his own account, he should have died. But when the humble hut of stacked grey stones collapsed onto Funchu Tamang, his daughter-in-law quickly pulled him from the wreckage. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal Earthquake(49 of49)
A Nepalese Buddhist couple light candles at the Boudhanath Stupa during Buddha Jayanti, or Buddha Purnima, festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 4, 2015. Hundreds of people have visited Buddhists shrines and monasteries in Nepalâs quake-wracked Kathmandu on the birthday of Gautama Buddha to pray for the country and the people who suffered during April 25 earthquake. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center said Phanchu Tamang was rescued in Kimtang village in the Nuwakot district. Agence France-Presse reported that the centenarian suffered only “minor injuries to his ankle and hand,” despite being trapped since the quake hit on April 25.
"He was brought to the district hospital in a helicopter. His condition is stable," a police official told AFP.