PHOTOS: More than 1,180 killed in Nepal earthquake
April 25, 2015
In this Sunday, April 26, 2015, photo taken by Amul Thapa and provided by KathmanduToday.com, four-month-old baby boy Sonit Awal is held up by Nepalese Army soldiers after being rescued from the rubble of his house in Bhaktapur, Nepal, after Saturday's 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the densely populated Kathmandu valley. Thapa says that when he saw the baby alive after 20 hours of rescue efforts†ìÖ all my sorrow went. Everyone was clapping. It gave me energy and made me smile in spite of lots of pain hidden inside me." (Amul Thapa/KathmanduToday.com via AP) ( Nepal Earthquake Baby Rescue )
Nepalese policemen lift their commander and celebrate after they along with U.S. rescuers pulled out Pemba Tamang, a teenage boy from a building that collapsed five days ago in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 30, 2015. Crowds cheered Thursday as Tamang was pulled, dazed and dusty, from the wreckage of a seven-story Kathmandu building that collapsed around him five days ago when an enormous earthquake shook Nepal. (AP Photo / Manish Swarup) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake Survivor )
Nepalese earthquake-affected victims salvage belongings from a damaged house in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 30, 2015. In mere seconds, Saturday's earthquake devastated a swathe of Nepal. Three of the seven World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley have been severely damaged, including Durbar Square with pagodas and temples dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, according to UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
Victims of the earthquake are cremated at Pashupatinah Temple on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471645576 )
A woman sweeps the street next to debris of a collapsed temple at Durbar square in Bhaktapur on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471634672 )
Residents cross a square covered in debris from collapsed buildings on April 30, 2015 in Harisiddhi, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471626344 )
Norwegian search and rescue team carry an earthquake survivor from a damaged building site in Kathmandu on April 30, 2015. Rescue workers pulled a second survivor from the rubble of a collapsed building in Nepal's capital, five days after a massive earthquake. Emergency worker Roman Schulze said rescuers took 10 hours to pull the woman to safety, the second such rescue in a day after that of a 15-year-old boy. AFP PHOTO/PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540245865 )
Members of the Nepali army stand in front of a collapsed building near Gangabu on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471626342 )
A boy plays with a dog as family members clean rubble from the front of their home in Shanku on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 471611690 )
Remains of the Karyabinayak temple lay on the ground after collapsing during the earthquake that hit Nepal on April 30, 2015 in Bungamati, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471626364 )
In this April 26, 2015 file photo, people gather on an open space for security reasons at the Basantapur Durbar Square, damaged in Saturday's earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. In mere seconds a powerful earthquake flattened a swathe of Nepal. Three of the seven World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley have been severely damaged, including Durbar Square with pagodas and temples dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, according to UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, file) ( Nepal Earthquake Economy )
Buddhist monks salvage a statue of a Buddhist deity from a monastery around the famous Swayambhunath stupa after it was damaged by Saturday's earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 30, 2015. In mere seconds, Saturday's earthquake devastated a swathe of Nepal. Three of the seven World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley have been severely damaged, including Durbar Square with pagodas and temples dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, according to UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A Nepalese victim of the earthquake walks among debris of collapsed buildings in Shankhu on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471627056 )
Nepalese police personnel carry earthquake survivor Pemba Tamang on a stretcher after his rescue from a destroyed hotel building in Kathmandu on April 30, 2015. Rescuers pulled a 15-year-old boy alive from the rubble of Nepal's earthquake April 30, bringing a rare moment of joy to the ruined capital Kathmandu, five days after a disaster which killed nearly 6,000 people. The rescue of Pemba Tamang, who told AFP that he stayed alive by eating ghee, was hailed as a miracle and greeted with cheers from crowds of bystanders who massed to watch the drama unfold at a ruined guesthouse. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244443 )
Nepalese victims of the earthquake buy vegetables on the street next to debris of a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471632312 )
Local residents warm themselves by a fire in the street in Bhaktapur on April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5500 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471644916 )
Salina Dhakal, 8, sits on her bed at the National Trauma Centre hospital in the capital Kathmandu on April 30, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. The UN launched an appeal for Nepalese quake survivors in dire need of shelter, food and medical care April 30 as anger boiled at the government's inability to cope with a disaster that has killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images ( 540243430 )
A Nepalese man cooks food outside makeshift tents at Laprak village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 30, 2015. The UN launched an appeal for Nepalese quake survivors in dire need of shelter, food and medical care April 30 as anger boiled at the government's inability to cope with a disaster that has killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244027 )
Indians light candles and offer prayers for victims of Nepalís Saturday earthquake, in Gauhati, India, Thursday, April 30, 2015. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepalís capital and the densely populated Kathmandu valley on Saturday devastating the region and leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ( India Nepal Earthquake )
Nepalese earthquake-affected victims salvage belongings from their damaged homes in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 30, 2015. In mere seconds, Saturday's earthquake devastated a swathe of Nepal. Three of the seven World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley have been severely damaged, including Durbar Square with pagodas and temples dating from the 15th to 18th centuries, according to UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A Nepalese family sit outside makeshift tents at Laprak village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 30, 2015. The UN launched an appeal for Nepalese quake survivors in dire need of shelter, food and medical care April 30 as anger boiled at the government's inability to cope with a disaster that has killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244465 )
A Nepalese survivor is carried to an ambulance after he was airlifted by Indian Army chopper from Kashi Gaon village, at Pokhara airport on April 30, 2015. The UN launched an appeal for Nepalese quake survivors in dire need of shelter, food and medical care April 30 as anger boiled at the government's inability to cope with a disaster that has killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244771 )
Nepalese children sit inside an Indian Air Force chopper after they were rescued from an earthquake-hit village, at Pokhara airport on April 30, 2015. The UN launched an appeal for Nepalese quake survivors in dire need of shelter, food and medical care April 30 as anger boiled at the government's inability to cope with a disaster that has killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244785 )
Nepalese police personnel carry earthquake survivor Pemba Tamang (C) on a stretcher after his rescue from a destroyed hotel building in Kathmandu on April 30, 2015. Rescuers pulled a 15-year-old boy alive from the rubble of Nepal's earthquake April 30, bringing a rare moment of joy to the ruined capital Kathmandu, five days after a disaster which killed nearly 6,000 people. The rescue of Pemba Tamang, who told AFP that he stayed alive by eating ghee, was hailed as a miracle and greeted with cheers from crowds of bystanders who massed to watch the drama unfold at a ruined guesthouse. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244716 )
A Nepalese villager woman sits inside a makeshift tent at Laprak village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 30, 2015. The UN launched an appeal for Nepalese quake survivors in dire need of shelter, food and medical care April 30 as anger boiled at the government's inability to cope with a disaster that has killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540244089 )
Foreign trekkers and Nepalese guides are pictured alongside a 'HELP' sign constructed with white stones, from an Indian Army helicopter at Machha Khola, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. A giant 'HELP!' spelled out with stones could be seen below from an Indian army chopper as a group of stranded foreign trekkers waved wildly for assistance in a remote area in the lush green Gorkha valley. The trekkers, a mix of Slovakians, Russian, German and French men and their Nepali guides, scrambled into the helicopter, lugging giant rucksacks. As the chopper took off, they all looked at each other with a sigh of relief, held hands and hugged one another as tears rolled down their faces. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN /AFP/Getty Images ( 540213032 )
Victims of the earthquake are cremated at Pashupatinah Temple on April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 4600 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) ( 471521898 )
Villagers wait in the rain as an aid relief helicopter lands at their remote mountain village of Gumda, near the epicenter of Saturday's massive earthquake in the Gorkha District of Nepal, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
A Nepalese earthquake victims looks on among debris of collapsed buildings on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517772 )
Funeral pyres burn during a mass cremation of earthquake victims on the banks of Bagmati river at the Pasupathinath temple in Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. The United Nations appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212749 )
A relative of an Indian victim of the Nepalese earthquake mourns as their body is brought from Kathmandu to the airport in Guwahati on April 29, 2015. A total of 5,057 people are so far known to have died in Nepal and around 100 more in neighbouring India and China after the earthquake struck on April 25. AFP Photo/ Biju BORO/AFP/Getty Images ( 540213007 )
A mother carries helps carry her son as she arrives to receive relief aid from an Indian Army helicopter at Uiya village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540209376 )
Houses damaged by the earthquake are seen in a village between Gorkha and Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212412 )
Turkish Rescue Team members search for victims among debris of a house on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 4600 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471487496 )
Nepalese victims of the earthquake search for their belongings among debris of their homes on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 4600 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471487602 )
Houses damaged by the earthquake are seen in a village in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212513 )
Nepalese victims of the earthquake search for their belongings among debris of their homes on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 4600 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471487616 )
Nepalese earthquake victims walk among debris of collapsed buildings on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517734 )
A Buddha statue sits among the debris of a collapsed temple on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517750 )
Nepalese earthquake victims walk among debris of collapsed buildings on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517756 )
Nepalese earthquake victims take a break as they search for their belongings among debris of their home on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517758 )
A Nepalese earthquake victim removes debris from his home on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517764 )
In this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 photo, Shankar Pradhan, left, brings bodies of his family members who died in Saturday's massive earthquake for cremation at a ghat on the banks of Bagmati River near the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. The ancient Hindu cremation rite is meant to purify souls for the afterlife, and this was far from the only one for Pradhan and his extended family. When the quake crumpled his brotherís four-story house into a cloud of dust on April 25, it left them with a total of 18 souls to prepare. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake One Family Grief )
Nepalese women mourn during a cremation of an earthquake victim on the banks of Bagmati river at the Pasupathinath temple in Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. The United Nations appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212794 )
Nepalese earthquake victims walk among debris of collapsed buildings on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517766 )
Nepalese earthquake victims block a street as they protest against the lack of help from the Nepalese Government on April 29, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 5000 dead and many more trapped under the debris, as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. Regular aftershocks have hampered recovery missions as locals, officials and aid workers attempt to recover bodies from the rubble. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) ( 471517802 )
Survivors of Saturday's earthquake wait to board a military plane evacuating injured and stranded Indians from Kathmandu to New Delhi during a midnight rescue mission by Indian Air Force, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
In this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 photo, Bharatman Pradhan, right, stands near his house collapsed in Saturday's massive earthquake as Indian rescue workers search for his family members in Kathmandu, Nepal. When the quake crumpled his four-story house into a cloud of dust April 25, a total of 18 family members were killed in the building. About 30 of relatives had gathered in the house for a weeklong traditional Hindu prayer session. At 11:56 a.m., the house began shaking. About a dozen people had managed to flee in time. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( Nepal Earthquake One Family Grief )
A house on the higher reaches of mountains, destroyed in Saturday's earthquake is seen from a helicopter near Dhadingbesti, in Nepal, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. The first aid shipments reached a hilly district near the epicenter of Nepal's earthquake, a U.N. food agency official said, and distribution of food and medicine would start Wednesday, five days after the quake struck. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
Rescuers from Japan are seen in the historical centre of Kathmandu on April 29, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO/Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 540202027 )
Nepalese villagers wait for relief aid from an Indian Army helicopter at Uiya village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540209581 )
Residents clear the rubble of their destroyed houses in Harisddhi on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on April 29, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images ( 540209743 )
Damaged houses are pictured from an Indian Army helicopter at Kerauja village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540210090 )
An arial view Kathmandu city as seen from a helicopter, Nepal, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. While many villages across Nepal affected by Saturdayís earthquake are still waiting for rescue and relief teams, life in the capital, Kathmandu, is slowly returning to normal. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( Nepal Earthquake )
An injured Nepalese woman looks on at a field hospital at an airport in Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. Desperate people in Nepal clashed with riot police and seized supplies of bottled water in the capital April 29 as anger boiled over among survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO/PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540211435 )
Nepalese villagers gather at their makeshift tents at Uiya village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540211786 )
In this hand out photograph taken and released by Caritas Internationalis on April 29, 2015, tourists clear rubble of temples at Durbar square, the UNESCO world heritage site damaged by the earthquake in Kathmandu. A total of 5,057 people are so far known to have died in Nepal and around 100 more in neighboring India and China following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25. Around 8,000 were injured while the United Nations estimates that eight million people have been affected. AFP PHOTO/ MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE/CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 540211595 )
Goats look for food in the wreckage of a house in Khokana, a village dating back hundreds of years, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 29, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO/Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 540211753 )
In this hand out photograph taken and released by Caritas Internationalis on April 29, 2015, Nepalese police and army personnel clear rubble of temples at Durbar square, the UNESCO world heritage site damaged by the earthquake in Kathmandu. A total of 5,057 people are so far known to have died in Nepal and around 100 more in neighboring India and China following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25. Around 8,000 were injured while the United Nations estimates that eight million people have been affected. AFP PHOTO/ MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE/CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 540211620 )
Houses damaged by the earthquake are seen in a village between Gorkha and Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212397 )
Sarina Shrestha (2L) breaks down during the cremation of her father Ram Bahadur Shrestha on the banks of Bagmati river at the Pasupathinath temple in Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. The United Nations appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212728 )
A Nepalese hindu priest offers evening prayers on the banks of Bagmati river at the Pasupathinath temple in Kathmandu on April 29, 2015. The United Nations appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540212800 )
In this photograph taken on April 26, 2015, rocks are kept over flattened tents at Everest Base Camp, to cover the bodies of some of the people that died a day earlier as an earthquake triggered avalanche crashed through parts of the base camp killing scores of people. Rescuers faced a race against time on April 29, to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO/ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images ( 540209827 )
Nepalese soldiers stand next to wrecked buildings at Durbar square, a UNESCO world heritage site that was badly damaged by the earthquake, in the historical centre of Kathmandu on April 29, 2015, following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25. Rescuers are facing a race against time to find survivors of a mammoth earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people when it through Nepal five days ago and devastated large parts of one of Asia's poorest nations. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 540204505 )
Damaged houses are pictured from an Indian Army helicopter at Barpak village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540213028 )
An injured youth looks down the hill-side towards an Indian Army helicopter at Uiya village, in northern-central Gorkha district on April 29, 2015. Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster earthquake killed more than 5,000 people. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 540213003 )
Butter lamp for prayers are displayed for sale near the Boudhanath Stupa two days after the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. Locals say more people than usual are arriving here to offer prayers for the earthquake victims. The earthquake was the worst to hit the South Asian nation in more than 80 years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Nepal Earthquake )
Rescue personnel observe damaged buildings in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Nepalis started fleeing their devastated capital on April 27 after an earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and toppled entire streets, as the United Nations prepared a "massive" aid operation. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540159116 )
A man walks out of a damaged house in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Nepalis started fleeing their devastated capital on April 27 after an earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and toppled entire streets, as the United Nations prepared a "massive" aid operation. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540159099 )
People walk through a neighborhood with collapsed houses in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on April 27, 2015, two days after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Nepalis started fleeing their devastated capital on April 27 after an earthquake killed more than 3,800 people and toppled entire streets, as the United Nations prepared a "massive" aid operation. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540158359 )
A Nepalese resident reacts as police retrieve the body of his relative Prasamsah, 14, during rescue efforts in Balaju in Kathmandu on April 27, 2015. International aid groups and governments intensified efforts to get rescuers and supplies into earthquake-hit Nepal on April 26, 2015, but severed communications and landslides in the Himalayan nation posed formidable challenges to the relief effort. As the death toll surpassed 2,000, the US together with several European and Asian nations sent emergency crews to reinforce those scrambling to find survivors in the devastated capital Kathmandu and in rural areas cut off by blocked roads and patchy phone networks. PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540146390 )
Members of Nepalese army rescue dead bodies from inside a building that collapsed in Saturday's earthquake, in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu valley on Saturday devastating the region and leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Earthquake )
An aerial view of tents setup by residents in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers in Nepal's earthquake-hit capital was short on everything Monday as its people searched for lost loved ones, sorted through rubble for their belongings and struggled to provide for their families' needs. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A man sits with a child on his lap as victims of Saturday's earthquake, wait for ambulances after being evacuated at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. The death toll from Nepal's earthquake is expected to rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
Members of the Nepalese army walk through a damaged area caused by Saturday's earthquake, in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu valley on Saturday devastating the region and leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( Nepal Earthquake )
Damaged buildings lean to their sides in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley on Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
A child injured in Saturday's earthquake, is carried by a Nepalese soldier after being evacuated in an Indian Air Force helicopter at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. The death toll from Nepal's earthquake is expected to rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( Nepal Earthquake )
Nepalese villagers charge their cell phones in an open area in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers ó Nepal's earthquake-hit capital was short on everything Monday as its people searched for lost loved ones, sorted through rubble for their belongings and struggled to provide for their families' needs. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
An aerial view of residential buildings damaged Saturday's earthquake at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. The death toll from Nepal's earthquake is expected to rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( Nepal Earthquake )
Residents line up for food in an evacuation area set up by the authorities in Tundhikel park on April 27, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 3000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471335472 )
A foreign volunteer clears debris of a collapsed temple at Basantapur Durbar Square on April 27, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 3000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471335320 )
Thousands of residents take shelter in an evacuation area set up by the authorities in Tundhikel park on April 27, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving over 3000 dead and many more trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471335184 )
Nepalese residents gather in an open space at the site of destruction caused after Saturday's earthquake in Bhaktapur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. A strong magnitude earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu valley on Saturday devastating the region and leaving tens of thousands shell-shocked and sleeping in streets. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ( APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake )
Nepalese soldiers carry a wounded man to a waiting Indian air force helicopter as they evacuate victims of Saturday's earthquake from Trishuli Bazar to Kathmandu airport in Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015. The death toll from Nepal's earthquake is expected to rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( Nepal Earthquake )
An earthquake injured woman lies at a hospital ,in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. The earthquake centered outside Kathmandu, the capital, was the worst to hit the South Asian nation in over 80 years. It destroyed swaths of the oldest neighborhoods of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt all across parts of India, Bangladesh, China's region of Tibet and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A man climbs on top of debris after buildings collapsed on April 26, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving thousands dead or trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471208416 )
A Nepalese girl takes out belongings from her damaged house in Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. International aid groups and governments intensified efforts to get rescuers and supplies into earthquake-hit Nepal on April 26, but severed communications and landslides in the Himalayan nation posed formidable challenges to the relief effort. PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images ( 540122265 )
A general view of the Basantapur Durbar Square that was damaged in Saturdayís earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. The earthquake centered outside Kathmandu, the capital, was the worst to hit the South Asian nation in over 80 years. It destroyed swaths of the oldest neighborhoods of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt all across parts of India, Bangladesh, China's region of Tibet and Pakistan.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A Nepalese cycle rickshaw puller pedals past buildings at the Basantapur Durbar Square, damaged in Saturdayís earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. The earthquake centered outside Kathmandu, the capital, was the worst to hit the South Asian nation in over 80 years. It destroyed swaths of the oldest neighborhoods of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt all across parts of India, Bangladesh, China's region of Tibet and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Nepal Earthquake )
People gather on an open space for security reasons at the Basantapur Durbar Square, damaged in Saturdayís earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. The earthquake centered outside Kathmandu, the capital, was the worst to hit the South Asian nation in over 80 years. It destroyed swaths of the oldest neighborhoods of Kathmandu, and was strong enough to be felt all across parts of India, Bangladesh, China's region of Tibet and Pakistan. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ( Nepal Earthquake )
Nepalese residents rest as they gather on a pavement in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015, a day after an earthquake hit. Rescuers in Nepal searched frantically for survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,000, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche at Everest base camp. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540116072 )
Nepalese residents sit near buildings severely damaged by an earthquake in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. Rescuers in Nepal are searching frantically for survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,000, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche at Everest base camp. PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540116066 )
Indian residents rest and sleep in a football field in Siliguri on April 26, 2015 after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region on April 25 in Nepal. International aid groups and governments intensified efforts to get rescuers and supplies into earthquake-hit Nepal on April 26, but severed communications and landslides in the Himalayan nation posed formidable challenges to the relief effort. DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540132026 )
Nepalese rest inside a van where they have taken shelter as it is considered safer in cars than inside houses with repeated aftershocks, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. Sleeping in the streets and shell-shocked, Nepalese cremated the dead and dug through rubble for the missing Sunday even as the worst of the aftershocks, magnitude 6.7, pummeled the capital city. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai) ( Nepal Earthquake )
Indian residents rest and sleep in a football field in Siliguri on April 26, 2015 after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region on April 25 in Nepal. International aid groups and governments intensified efforts to get rescuers and supplies into earthquake-hit Nepal on April 26, but severed communications and landslides in the Himalayan nation posed formidable challenges to the relief effort. DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images ( 540132053 )
A Nepalese woman sits on a sofa outdoors surrounded by the debris of Saturday's earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. Sleeping in the streets and shell-shocked, Nepalese cremated the dead and dug through rubble for the missing Sunday even as the worst of the aftershocks, magnitude 6.7, pummeled the capital city. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A group of people listen to news updates on a radio near Basantapur Durbar Square following an earthquake on April 25, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A major 7.8 earthquake hit Kathmandu mid-day on Saturday, and was followed by multiple aftershocks that triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest that buried mountain climbers in their base camps. Many houses, buildings and temples in the capital were destroyed during the earthquake, leaving hundreds dead or trapped under the debris as emergency rescue workers attempt to clear debris and find survivors. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images) ( 471071774 )
A car stands under the weight of an electric pole after it collapsed following an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. A magnitude-6.6 aftershock hit about an hour later, and smaller aftershocks continued to ripple through the region for hours. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa) ( Nepal Earthquake )
In this photo provided by Guna Raj Luitel, people walk next to ruble after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015. A powerful earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, collapsing houses, leveling centuries-old temples and cutting open roads in the worst temblor in the Himalayan nation in over 80 years. (Guna Raj Luitel via AP) ( Nepal Earthquake )
A Nepalese man sits in front of his damaged house waiting to salvage household goods after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal ,Sunday, April 26, 2015. Sleeping in the streets and shell-shocked, Nepalese cremated the dead and dug through rubble for the missing Sunday, a day after a massive Himalayan earthquake devastated the region and destroyed homes and infrastructure. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) ( Nepal Earthquake )
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