Nepal earthquake

Published April 30, 2015
A boy riding a bicycle looks at a collapsed house after the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal April 28, 2015.—Reuters
A boy riding a bicycle looks at a collapsed house after the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal April 28, 2015.—Reuters
Framed photographs and a clock are seen hanging inside a damaged house after Saturday's earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 27, 2015.—Reuters
Framed photographs and a clock are seen hanging inside a damaged house after Saturday's earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 27, 2015.—Reuters
A man cries as he walks on the street while passing through a damaged statue of Lord Buddha a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015.—Reuters
A man cries as he walks on the street while passing through a damaged statue of Lord Buddha a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal April 26, 2015.—Reuters
Nepalese people sit in an open area following an 7.9 earthquake, at Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 25, 2015.—AFP
Nepalese people sit in an open area following an 7.9 earthquake, at Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 25, 2015.—AFP
Jamna Pariar, 22, is comforted by her son after she learnt about the death of her nine-day-old daughter following the earthquake in Kathmandu, April 29, 2015.—Reuters
Jamna Pariar, 22, is comforted by her son after she learnt about the death of her nine-day-old daughter following the earthquake in Kathmandu, April 29, 2015.—Reuters

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