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Nepal earthquake

Scenes from the Nepal earthquake: one year later.

A combination of photographs shows a Nepalese resident performing a morning prayer near a temple in the earthquake-damaged Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 30, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016. Nepal will hold memorial services April 24, 2016 to remember thousands of people killed in a devastating earthquake one year ago, as authorities vow to expedite long-delayed reconstruction projects. The 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 9,000 people and some four million survivors are still living in temporary shelter, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
A combination of photographs shows a Nepalese resident performing a morning prayer near a temple in the earthquake-damaged Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 30, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016. Nepal will hold memorial services April 24, 2016 to remember thousands of people killed in a devastating earthquake one year ago, as authorities vow to expedite long-delayed reconstruction projects. The 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 9,000 people and some four million survivors are still living in temporary shelter, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows pedestrians walking by earthquake-damaged buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 28, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows pedestrians walking by earthquake-damaged buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 28, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese rescue members and onlookers gather at the collapsed Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese rescue members and onlookers gather at the collapsed Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows people walking through the ruins of Bhaktapur's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, following an earthquake on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows people walking through the ruins of Bhaktapur's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, following an earthquake on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows pedestrians walking by earthquake-damaged buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows pedestrians walking by earthquake-damaged buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 25, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows pedestrians walking by earthquake-damaged buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 28, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows pedestrians walking by earthquake-damaged buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 28, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of two photographs shows mourners and priests burning the bodies of earthquake victims during a mass cremation at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
A combination of two photographs shows mourners and priests burning the bodies of earthquake victims during a mass cremation at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese residents walking past road damage following an earthquake in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese residents walking past road damage following an earthquake in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese residents walking amidst the rubble of collapsed houses after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese residents walking amidst the rubble of collapsed houses after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows a Nepalese man walking amidst the rubble of collapsed houses after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows a Nepalese man walking amidst the rubble of collapsed houses after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows rescue personnel searching for survivors after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016. Nepal will hold memorial services April 24, 2016 to remember thousands of people killed in a devastating earthquake one year ago, as authorities vow to expedite long-delayed reconstruction projects. The 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 9,000 people and some four million survivors are still living in temporary shelter, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 551263613
A combination of photographs shows rescue personnel searching for survivors after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 22, 2016. Nepal will hold memorial services April 24, 2016 to remember thousands of people killed in a devastating earthquake one year ago, as authorities vow to expedite long-delayed reconstruction projects. The 7.8-magnitude quake killed almost 9,000 people and some four million survivors are still living in temporary shelter, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMAPRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: 551263613
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese residents walking beside buildings severely damaged by an earthquake on Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
A combination of photographs shows Nepalese residents walking beside buildings severely damaged by an earthquake on Kathmandu on April 26, 2015 (top) and the same scene on April 23, 2016.
Prakash Mathema, AFP/Getty Images
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