KATHMANDU: Nearly 2,000 are feared dead in the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday. The quake was felt as far as Mount Everest, where it's tremors caused a massive avalanche, claiming 17 lives.
Recurring aftershocks ─ as great as the 6.7 magnitude shocks which were felt on Sunday ─ have plagued the area after the earthquake.
Pakistan, India and China have been among the first responders, sending various forms of aid to the earthquake-affected region.
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| People gather near the cracks on the road caused by an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| A Nepalese man cries after rescue workers found his mother's body amid earthquake debris in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. ─ AP |
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| Rescue workers remove debris as they search for victims of earthquake in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. ─ AP |
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| A woman mourns the death of a family member a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| Nepalese army personnel walk next to the collapsed houses a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| In this photograph taken on April 25, 2015, a cloud of snow and debris triggered by an earthquake flies towards Everest Base Camp, moments ahead of flattening part of the camp in the Himalayas. ─ AFP |
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| In this photograph taken on April 25, 2015, rescuers carry a sherpa injured by an avalanche that flattened parts of Everest Base Camp. ─ AFP |
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| Nepalese Sherpas look up towards an area where an avalanche triggered by an earthquake occurred at Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after the avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp. ─ AFP |
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| Injured Nepalese man Suresh Parihar plays with his daughter Sandhya at a hospital, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. ─ AP |
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| A woman's shoe lies among the debris of a collapsed house a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| Rescue team member works to dig out the trapped body of a woman from a collapsed house a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| Nepalese people leave for their villages riding on a truck due to the lack of public transportation a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| Nepalese rescue personnel help a trapped earthquake survivor in Swyambhu, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. ─ AFP |
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| People walk through a damaged gate a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| People read newspapers on the street a day after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| A man walks past damaged temples a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| Prayer flags frame a rescue helicopter as it ferries the injured from Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp. ─ AFP |
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| An injured person is carried by rescue members to be airlifted by rescue helicopter at Everest Base Camp on April 26, 2015, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp. ─ AFP |
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| A Nepalese army personnel stands in front of a collapsed temple a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. ─ Reuters |
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| A Nepalese woman walks past a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur Durbar Square after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. ─ AP |
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| A man walks along damaged houses a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015. |
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| Nepalese residents rest as they gather on a pavement in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015, a day after an earthquake hit. ─ AFP |
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| Nepalese residents sleep in an open area in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 |
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| Tourists sleep at an open space after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. ─ AP |
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| People wait to go inside the Kathmandu international airport, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. ─ AP |
