A strong magnitude earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu valley on Saturday devastating the region and leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. In picture, A Nepalese woman performs morning
Now, in the shadow of some of Nepal’s holiest mountaintop temples, many find comfort in the notion that there was a divine and just cause behind the tragedy that has killed thousands and left hundreds of thousands more homeless and destitute. In
An elderly Nepalese woman prays at a temple damaged in an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepali government officials have said efforts to step up the pace of delivery of relief material to remote areas were also frustrated by a shortage of supply
A Nepalese man offers prayers at a Kaal Bhairav temple near Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to the United Nations, 600,000 houses have been destroyed or damaged.
A Nepalese woman offers morning prayers at a temple damaged in last Saturday's earthquake in Bhaktapur.
More than 1.4 million need food, while water and shelter are also in short supply, the UN said in a report. Hundreds of people are still trapped under tonnes of rubble in Kathmandu and some of the worst-affected remote mountainous areas.
A Hindu Nepalese woman stands after a prayer at Indrayani temple, that was damaged in Saturday’s earthquake, in Kathmandu. Eight million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake, according to the United Nations.
Elderly Nepalese visit a temple in Bhaktapur. A week after the devastating earthquake, life is limping back to normal in Nepal with residents visiting temples on the first Saturday after the quake, a day normally reserved for temple visits. The
Nepalese people offer prayers at a temple in Kathmandu. Disposal of the hundreds of bodies still being found after the 7.9 magnitude quake devastated the Himalayan nation of 28 million people was becoming a problem for officials, who have ordered