KATHMANDU, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal soared to 8, 413 on Wednesday, the update from the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) said.

The earthquake response 2015 report of NRCS said a total 17,576 others were injured and 260 people still missing in the quake. The report said the gap of tarpaulin has declined to 192,367 from 262,627 as of May 4 which is the primary demand of quake victims.