Mounting Damage
Mountains of debris have piled up in Nepal’s capital. Here, rescue workers search for survivors on Sunday in Bhaktapur, near Kathmandu.
Crumbling Infrastructure
Roads in and around Kathmandu were split apart as a result of the quake and its aftershocks. Here, Nepalese people inspect a crack made dangerously wide by the earthquake.
Ongoing Rescue Efforts
In Swyambhu, an area in Kathmandu, rescuers save a man from the rubble on Sunday. His friend, next to him, was killed.
Avalanche on Everest
An avalanche triggered by the earthquake struck a section of Mount Everest Base Camp on Saturday, just as the 2015 climbing season was beginning. At least 18 are thought to be dead there, with helicopter evacuations under way.
Buried Buddha
In Bhaktapur, Nepal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a temple collapsed around a statue of the Buddha. Scores of other temples and religious sites have been reported destroyed. The exact toll of the damage is not yet known.
Death Toll Rising
A relative of one of the victims identifies a dead family member in Bhaktapur, a town southeast of Kathmandu.
Tending to the Dead
The body of a person killed in the earthquake lies ready for cremation on Sunday.
Cremating Victims
Nepalese families gathered in a field to cremate their family members near Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Digging Through Debris
Two men search through debris in Bhaktapur as part of rescue efforts. Multiple aftershocks have shaken the area and complicated the arrival of supplies and personnel by aid organizations.
Survivors
In a hospital in Kathmandu, a man named Suresh Parihar plays with his daughter Sandhya. Parihar was injured in the earthquake.
Collapsed Square
Buildings in and around Durbar Square, a site surrounded by ancient palaces that are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, collapsed as a result of the Kathmandu earthquake. Rescuers cleared the debris Saturday afternoon in the search for survivors.
Buried by Rubble
People tried to free this man in Kathmandu Saturday even as aftershocks continued shaking the area.
Street Demolished
The facades of buildings in Lalitpur District, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, fell into the streets on Saturday. Ripples from the earthquake were felt around all of Nepal and in several neighboring countries.
Rescue Effort
Some people who had been buried by falling debris were rescued as aftershocks continued to shake the region.
Fallen Tower
More than just government rescue workers contributed to the search-and-rescue effort in the hours after Saturday’s quake. These workers carry a woman who was injured after the historic Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu collapsed.
Collapsed Landmark
The Dharara Tower, a 14-story cultural landmark built in 1832, was reduced to a 33-foot (10-meter) stump after the quake. The tower had been open to visitors for the past decade.
Search, Rescue, and Treatment
Rescue workers set up clinics in the streets to respond to victims on Saturday.
Temple Destruction
A man passes near a collapsed temple near Durbar Square, the historic site of palaces in Kathmandu.
Hospitals in the Street
With hospitals overtaxed and in uncertain structural condition, injured people received treatment outside in the streets. The Red Cross said it had thousands of aid items available for deployment and more on the way from neighboring countries.
Uncertain Damage
A man in Kathmandu surveyed the rubble in part of Kathmandu on Saturday. International aid officials said that the full extent of the damage and its death toll wouldn’t be known for days at least, or possibly much longer.
