On April 25, 2015, a violent 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal—followed weeks later by a 7.3-magnitude aftershock—killing almost 9,000 people, injuring 22,000, and damaging or destroying nearly 800,000 homes. A year later, some of the debris has been cleared away, but very little reconstruction has taken place. Nepal held memorial services this weekend and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli announced the start of some heritage site reconstruction projects. More than 600,000 Nepalese still live in temporary or unsafe housing.
Nepal's Earthquakes: One Year Later
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In this combination of two photos, at right, debris lies strewn across Durbar Square after an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2015. On the left side, a man walks by Durbar Square after some of the cleanup was completed, on March 2, 2016. #
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[1 of 2] In this the “before” photo from 2015, a Buddhist monk salvages a statue of a Buddhist deity from a monastery around the famous Swayambhunath Stupa after it was damaged by an earthquake in Kathmandu on April 30. #
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Phursang Tamang, 10, works at the brick factory in Bhaktapur on April 24, 2016, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Tamang family's house in nearby Kavrepalanchok was damaged beyond repair during last year's earthquake and they now live in a temporary shelter. It is the first time that Phursang has had to work here, he doesn't like it but his family needs the money as government compensations are yet to be paid. #
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In this September 8, 2015 photo, best friends, Khendo Tamang, left, and Nirmala Pariyar, both 8, wait to be measured for a new prosthetic legs in Kathmandu, Nepal. The girls became close friends while in recovery after each one lost a leg in Nepal's massive April 25, 2015 earthquake. #
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Nepalese protesters shout slogans against the government as they are stopped by police on the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 24, 2016. About 100 protesters scuffled with riot police outside the prime minister's office demonstrating against the slow reconstruction of the homes. More than 600,000 homes were destroyed and around 185,000 damaged in the quake. #
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Nirmaya Tamang attends physiotherapy at Physical Rehabilitation Center which treats earthquake victims, in Kathmandu, on April 4, 2016. A year on from an earthquake in Nepal that killed nearly 9,000 people, the Physical Rehabilitation Center in the capital Kathmandu treats victims who lost limbs during the disaster. #
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A woman holding balloons poses for a picture before releasing them during an event organized to commemorate the victims of last year's earthquakes in Kathmandu on April 23, 2016. #
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Nepalese people light candles in memory of those who died in last year's devastating earthquake in Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 24, 2016. Nepalese held memorial services to mark the anniversary of the disaster that killed nearly 9,000 people and left millions homeless. #
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Nepalese people light up candles in the shape of the Dharahara Tower, center, and the Kasthamandap temple, top left, which were destroyed in last year's devastating earthquake at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on April 24, 2016. #
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