Nepal Earthquake Aftermath
ON 25TH APRIL 2015 A 7.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HIT NEPAL, CAUSING THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 7000 PEOPLE. ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS OF HOUSES BUILT WITH TRADITIONAL METHODS FELL IN THE HISTORICAL CITY OF BHAKTAPUR.
LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE IN THE DEVASTATED JENLA NEIGHBORHOOD OF BHAKTAPUR, WHERE 90% OF THE HOUSES WERE DAMAGED.
MEMBERS OF THE NEPALESE POLICE CLEAN THE DEBRIS IN BASANTAPUR DURBAR SQUARE AREA IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL, ON 2ND OF MAY, 2015. SEVERAL TEMPLES FROM BASANTAPUR WORLD HERITAGE SITE HAVE COLLAPSED AND ALL THE MAJOR HISTORICAL SITES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.
PEOPLE ARE QUEUING FOOD PROVIDED BY THE NEPALESE ARMY IN A MAKESHIFT TENT CAMP IN KATHMANDU, ON 3RD OF MAY 2015. ONE WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, 300,000 HOUSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN NEPAL.
SITA AND ASTHA ARE COOKING SNACKS FOR THEIR FAMILY IN A MAKESHIFT TENT IN BASANTAPUR DURBAR SQUARE IN KATHMANDU, ON 2ND OF MAY, 2015.
A WOMAN IS BATHING HER CHILD IN A MAKESHIFT TENT CAMP IN KATHMANDU. ONE WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING IN TENT CAMPS.
MEMBERS OF THE JAPANESE RESCUE TEAM PROVIDE MEDICAL AID TO A NEPALESE WOMAN IN KATHMANDU, ON THE 2ND OF MAY, 2015.
A BABY SLEEPS IN THE SUN IN A MAKESHIFT CAMP IN THE CENTER OF KATHMANDU.
A WOMAN WASHES HER HAIR IN A BUCKET IN A MAKESHIFT CAMP IN THE CENTER OF KATHMANDU.
PEOPLE ARE QUEUING FOR FOOD PROVIDED BY THE NEPALESE ARMY IN A MAKESHIFT TENT CAMP IN KATHMANDU, ON 3RD OF MAY 2015. ONE WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, 300,000 HOUSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN NEPAL.
PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING FOOD FROM THE NEPALESE ARMY IN A MAKESHIFT TENT CAMP IN KATHMANDU, ON 3RD OF MAY 2015. ONE WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, 300,000 HOUSES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR DAMAGED IN NEPAL.
A WOMAN SITS HOLDING HER CHILD IN A MAKESHIFT TENT CAMP IN KATHMANDU, ON 3RD OF MAY 2015.
WOMEN ARE BATHING A CHILD IN A MAKESHIFT CAMP IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL, ON THE 2ND OF MAY 2015.
A BOY CARRIES A BUCKET OF WATER IN A MAKESHIFT CAMP IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.
A LOCAL MAN IS READING A NEWSPAPER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUINS OF FALLEN BUILDINGS IN A DEVASTATED AREA IN THE HISTORICAL CITY OF BHAKTAPUR.
PEOPLE WALK BETWEEN THE RUINED HOUSES OF THE HISTORICAL TOWN OF BAKHTAPUR.
A BABY COW EATS BANANA PEELS FED BY THE PEOPLE PASSING BY ON A BOULEVARD IN KATHMANDU. ONE WEEK AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE LIFE IS SLOWLY RETURNING TO NORMAL IN THE CAPITAL.
MEMBERS OF THE NEPALESE POLICE ENTER BASANTAPUR DURBAR SQUARE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL, FOR CLEANING DEBRIS, ON 2ND OF MAY 2015. SEVERAL TEMPLES FROM BASANTAPUR WORLD HERITAGE SITE HAVE COLLAPSED AND ALL THE MAJOR HISTORICAL SITES WERE AFFECTED.
A LOCAL WOMAN IS SALVAGING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FROM THE FALLEN HOUSES IN THE DEVASTATED JENLA NEIGHBORHOOD OF BHAKTAPUR, WHERE 90% OF THE HOUSES WERE DAMAGED.
LOCAL PEOPLE ARE SALVAGING THEIR GOODS FROM THEIR FALLEN HOUSES IN DEVASTATED NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE HISTORICAL CITY OF BHAKTAPUR.
ON 25TH APRIL 2015 A 7.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HIT NEPAL, CAUSING THE DEATH OF MORE THAN 7000 PEOPLE. ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS OF HOUSES BUILT WITH TRADITIONAL METHODS FELL IN THE HISTORICAL CITY OF BHAKTAPUR.
PEOPLE ARE LIGHTING OIL CANDLES IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE OF SWAYAMBU NATH STUPA IN KATHMANDU, ONE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE SITES WHICH WAS BADLY DAMAGED DURING THE EARTHQUAKE, BEING CLOSED FOR THE PUBLIC AT THE MOMENT.
PEOPLE ARE HOLDING A VIGIL FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE AT SWAYAMBU NATH STUPA IN KATHMANDU. 10 DAYS AFTER THE 7.9 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK NEPAL, THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN OVER 7000 PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE NEPALESE GOVERNMENT.
VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE AT THE KATHMANDU AIRPORT A FEW DAYS AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE.