The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Nepal has risen to 5,057, and a total of 10,915 others were injured, said the Ministry of Home Affairs Tuesday.

The home ministry said that around 454,769 people were displaced.

The 7.9-magnitude hit Nepal at midday on Saturday.

The quake has also caused property damages worth billions of U.S. dollars.

(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2015)