Nepal earthquake and Everest avalanche kill 2,500 people with 'violent' aftershock causing more chaos

Nepal hit by 6.7 magnitude aftershock after huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake and Everest avalanche left more than 2,500 people dead - follow latest updates

• 6.7 magnitude aftershock causes more chaos
• Reports of second Everest avalanche                       The UK is devoting an extra £5 million to help relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Nepal, the Department for International Development has announced.

Rapid deployment teams are also being sent to the country to provide assistance to stranded Britons.

A total of £3 million has been released under the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) to address immediate, on-the-ground needs and £2 million has been released to the British Red Cross.

UK Government officials in Kathmandu and London are providing consular assistance to Brits who have been caught up in this disaster, and the Foreign Office has also opened a crisis hotline for those concerned about loved ones.

International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:

As the death toll rises and the scale of this devastating earthquake becomes evident, the UK is continuing to do everything it can to help all those affected by this tragedy.

I have now activated the Rapid Response Facility. This means we can fast-track funding to aid workers on the ground so they can provide desperately needed supplies including clean water, shelter, household items and blankets.

We are also sending humanitarian experts from the UK to provide urgent support on the ground.

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Unicef have said that at least 940,000 children in areas affected by the earthquake are in "urgent need" of humanitarian assistance. Unicef staff reported dwindling water supplies, power shortages and communications breakdowns.

A mother tends to her daughter, injured in Nepal's recent earthquake, at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (Unicef)

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