After the quake

After the quake

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Only a fraction of the emergency funds the United Nations has requested for victims of Nepal's earthquake have come in, the U.N. said, as crises around the world put unprecedented demands on international donors.

Of the $415 million requested by the U.N. and its partners last week, just $22.4 million has been provided.

. Kathmandu, Nepal. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

The U.N.'s "flash appeal" for emergency funds is designed to respond to the first three months after the disaster, and includes requests for funding for food, health, and shelter.

The 7.8 earthquake that struck northwest of Nepal's capital Kathmandu on April 25 has killed at least 7,759 people, injured over 16,000, and destroyed more than 300,000 homes.

. Sindhupalchok, Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nearly two weeks after the quake, aid agencies are still trying to identify remote areas that have not received help, with pressure building to reach people before the annual monsoon arrives in the next few weeks.

"This is truly unprecedented, and the challenge is we don't see an end to it in sight,” said Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme.

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A man watches as a Nepalese army helicopter tries to land and airlift earthquake victims.
. Sindhupalchok, Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A man watches as a Nepalese army helicopter tries to land and airlift earthquake victims.

A woman injured in the earthquake screams while being evacuated by helicopter.
. Melamchi, NEPAL. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

A woman injured in the earthquake screams while being evacuated by helicopter.

An injured girl lies on a bed in a hospital.
. KATHMANDU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

An injured girl lies on a bed in a hospital.

String, with weight supplied by water bottles, applies traction to the legs of an injured girl.
. KATHMANDU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

String, with weight supplied by water bottles, applies traction to the legs of an injured girl.

Nepalese Buddhist monks gather inside a makeshift shelter.
. Kathmandu, Nepal. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Nepalese Buddhist monks gather inside a makeshift shelter.

Earthquake victims line up for food and water at a camp for displaced people.
. KATHMANDU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Earthquake victims line up for food and water at a camp for displaced people.

Groom Khil Bahadur Ghale (left), 25, and bride Bishma Punj, 24, decided to go ahead with their wedding despite the recent earthquake.
. KATHMANDU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Groom Khil Bahadur Ghale (left), 25, and bride Bishma Punj, 24, decided to go ahead with their wedding despite the recent earthquake.

Local residents wash themselves next to their homes.
. Bhaktapur, Nepal. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Local residents wash themselves next to their homes.

An earthquake victim sits next to a fire.
. KATHMANDU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

An earthquake victim sits next to a fire.

A woman carrying her child stands in an alley surrounded by damage buildings.
. Bhaktapur, Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A woman carrying her child stands in an alley surrounded by damage buildings.

An earthquake survivor visits her damaged home.
. Kathmandu, Nepal. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

An earthquake survivor visits her damaged home.

People carry their belongings recovered from a collapsed house.
. Sankhu, Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

People carry their belongings recovered from a collapsed house.

A boy is surrounded by devastation.
. Bhaktapur, Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A boy is surrounded by devastation.

A woman looks out of her damaged house.
. BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A woman looks out of her damaged house.

Nepalese military personnel and earthquake survivors search for belongings.
. Kathmandu, Nepal. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Nepalese military personnel and earthquake survivors search for belongings.

Nepalese army personnel and survivors of the earthquake look for belongings.
. SANKHU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Nepalese army personnel and survivors of the earthquake look for belongings.

An earthquake victim walks past a collapsed temple.
. SANKHU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

An earthquake victim walks past a collapsed temple.

A door is barred to one of the damaged temples inside the ancient Swayambhunath Stupa complex.
. Kathmandu, NEPAL. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

A door is barred to one of the damaged temples inside the ancient Swayambhunath Stupa complex.

. KATHMANDU, NEPAL. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui