Nepal Earthquake

Nepal Earthquake

Nepal was struck by a large earthquake on April 25th, 2015. Thousands were killed in the quake. Many survivors lost their homes or were unable to return to damaged structures that were deemed unsafe.  

  • Babita Bhandani, right, mourns her brother, an earthquake victim during his funeral pyre at a Hindu temple on Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake there has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman is reflected in a mirror as she walks near Bhaktapur Durbar Square on Saturday May 02, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • An earthquake survivor is carried away after Fairfax County emergency personnel working with USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team assisted in the effort to save Lama from the rubble on Thursday April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Sabitri Nepan wipes away a tear as she stands near her damaged home on Thursday April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A man monitors an earthquake victim's funeral pyre at a Hindu temple on Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake there has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman watches a family members funeral pyre as earthquake victim's are remembered on Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake there has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Smoke engulfs people as they celebrate Buddha Purnima which commemorates the birthday of Buddha near the Boudhanath stupa on Monday May 04, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Scores of people gathered for the festival near the historic stupa. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Widowed and displaced by the earthquake, Minu Nepali, 23, holds her unnamed youngest son as she now lives in a tent encampment on Tuesday May 05, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her husband was killed in the earthquake that has killed thousands in Nepal. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • People cross a bridge on Sunday May 03, 2015 in the Nuwakot District of Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman walks out of a tent nestled in a scenic spot on Sunday May 03, 2015 in the Nuwakot District of Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. Tent encampments are a common sight as people have lost their homes or are afraid to return to them because of earthquake damage. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A young boy does a flip into a pit that was being used for garbage at a tent encampment for people displaced by the earthquake on Tuesday May 05, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake has killed thousands in Nepal. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
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