Kathmandu, Rajab 9, 1436, Apr 28, 2015, SPA -- The earthquake in Nepal has affected about 8 million people, as the death toll approached 4,700, dpa quoted the United Nations said Tuesday as saying. Around 1.4 million are in need of food aid, according to a statement by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, with many more needing water and shelter. The UN said it based its figures on the assumption that half the people in stricken areas would need help, as first-hand access was still limited. The government raised the death toll to 4,698, including 1,469 in Kathmandu, Kantipur TV reported, as volunteers searched for dead and missing from Saturday's quake, which also left nearly 8,000 injured. --SPA 16:06 LOCAL TIME 13:06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w