Nepal earthquake toll rises to 1,341 - police

Rescue workers search for bodies as a stretcher is kept ready after an earthquake hit, in Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2015. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The death toll in Nepal from a severe earthquake on Saturday has risen to 1,341, a police spokesman said. Of the total, more than 630 were reported dead in the Kathmandu Valley and at least 300 more in the capital. (Reporting By Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Mike Collett-White)