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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A home in Bhaktapur left uninhabitable by the Nepal earthquake. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman in Bhaktapur walks past a crew removing debris from the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People in Bhaktapur walk past a crew removing debris from the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A man in Bhaktapur rides his motorcycle past a crew removing debris from the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   The Nyatapola Temple is the tallest temple in Bhaktapur and one of the tallest historic structures in Nepal. It survived both the 2015 and 1934 earthquakes with no damage. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers recover bricks from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers recover bricks from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:    A woman collects clay bricks for recycling and reuse around her home in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Laborers recycle bricks from a house in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A sign announcing an "Earthquake Sale" at a store that sells hiking and trekking supplies to tourists in Kathmandu. Tourism, which accounts for about 8% of the Nepal economy, has virtually collapsed since the earthquake in April causing more damage to the Nepali economy. The areas most heavily damaged, historic sites in the Kathmandu valley and trekking trails in the Himalaya Mountains, are the most popular tourist areas and the earthquake struck in the middle of the tourist high season. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A sign announcing an "Earthquake Sale" at a store that sells hiking and trekking supplies to tourists in Kathmandu. Tourism, which accounts for about 8% of the Nepal economy, has virtually collapsed since the earthquake in April causing more damage to the Nepali economy. The areas most heavily damaged, historic sites in the Kathmandu valley and trekking trails in the Himalaya Mountains, are the most popular tourist areas and the earthquake struck in the middle of the tourist high season. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman walks into the gate of Seto Machindranath Temple in Kathmandu even through the wall around the temple collapsed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Men rebuild a house near Seto Machindranath Temple in Kathmandu. The home was one of thousands in the area damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL: People walk past a Hindu temple destroyed in the Nepal earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL: People walk past a Hindu temple destroyed in the Nepal earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL: People walk past a Hindu temple destroyed in the Nepal earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL: People walk past a Hindu temple destroyed in the Nepal earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL: People walk past a Hindu temple destroyed in the Nepal earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women chat in the alley between shelters in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People gather their bedding in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman sets up her family's living space in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman rolls up her sleeping mat in her shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  An elderly woman in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  An elderly woman walks through a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  An elderly woman walks through a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A homeless elderly man in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A homeless elderly man in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Teenagers in their sleeping quarters in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People buy snacks from a street vendor in front of a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Boys fly their kite from the top of a temple destroyed by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Boys fly their kite from the top of a temple destroyed by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers recover bricks from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A workers closes a part of Swayambhunath because of dangers from the earthquake. Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple, is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A monkey next to a sign warning of dangers from the earthquake at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. The building the monkey is in front of is propped with timbers. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Buddhist monks visit the wreckage of a Buddhist monastery at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Two monks were killed when the monastery was destroyed by the earthquake. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Buddhist monks visit the wreckage of a Buddhist monastery at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Two monks were killed when the monastery was destroyed by the earthquake. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:    A woman collects clay bricks for recycling and reuse around her home in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers carry bricks and building materials to be recycled and reused out of a Buddhist monastery at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Two monks were killed when the monastery was destroyed by the earthquake. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers carry bricks and building materials to be recycled and reused out of a Buddhist monastery at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Two monks were killed when the monastery was destroyed by the earthquake. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers carry bricks and building materials to be recycled and reused out of a Buddhist monastery at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Two monks were killed when the monastery was destroyed by the earthquake. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers recover bricks and building materials to be recycled and reused from a Buddhist monastery at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. Two monks were killed when the monastery was destroyed by the earthquake. Swayambhunath is a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man blesses a woman and her child in front of sign warning of dangers from the earthquake at Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A laborer carries brick down the hill from Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple. It's a complex of Buddhist and Hindu temples in Kathmandu. It was heavily damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:    A woman collects clay bricks for recycling and reuse around her home in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:    A woman collects clay bricks for recycling and reuse around her home in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Laborers recycle bricks from a house in Kathmandu that was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:      The exterior wall of this home in the Thamel section of Kathmandu collapsed in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Men rebuild a house near Seto Machindranath Temple in Kathmandu. The home was one of thousands in the area damaged in the Nepal Earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman shucks rice in a street clogged with earthquake debris in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: Homeowners remove earthquake debris from the street in front of their home in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: Homeowners remove earthquake debris from the street in front of their home in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: Workers remove earthquake debris from the streets in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman digs out her family's rice milling machine in their home in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Her husband was injured in the earthquake and can't work so she was digging out the milling machine, that was trapped in their house when it collapsed during the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: A woman whose home was destroyed in the earthquake in the town square in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL:   A couple sits on their bed in the temporary structure they share with eight other families in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL:  A woman sits on her bed in the temporary structure she shares with eight other families in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Men dig out a residential street in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake debris from the earthquake still clogs many of the streets in the community. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL:  A laborer hauls corrugated metal used as roofing to a work site where he will rebuild a home destroyed in the earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The home was damaged in the earthquake and the owners hope to rebuild on the site but first half to take down what's left of the existing home. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL:  A woman whose home was destroyed by the earthquake dries rice in front of the rubble of her home in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL:   Farmers live in temporary shelters in their rice fields in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. Their homes were destroyed in the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2015 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A man rebuilds a home destroyed by the earthquake in Sankhu, a community about 90 minutes from central Kathmandu. He is using bricks recycled from the original home and mud from the earthquake rubble as mortar.  The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A boy in Bhaktapur picks up bricks that will be used in an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp for people in Bkaktapur left homeless by the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A girl gives a woman a henna tattoo in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women with a baby in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women in front of their temporary shelters in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman sits in her temporary shelter in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women make tourist curios in front of their temporary shelters in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women make tourist curios in their tent in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A high school student makes woven hats for tourists in the sleeping quarters he shares with 35 other people in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Students at Sharada Higher Secondary School in Bhaktapur studiy under a tarp before an exam. About half of the school was destroyed in the earthquake that struck in April 2015. The school is being rebuilt by the staff in their spare time. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers in Kathmandu recover bricks from of a home destroyed by the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A boy in Kathmandu walks his dog in front of temporary housing for people displaced by the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman walks into a residential courtyard in Kathmandu. Many homes are accessible only through brick tunnels, some of which collapsed in the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A brick tunnel leads into a residential courtyard in Kathmandu. After earthquake, the tunnel was propped up with timbers. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2015 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A produce market in central Kathmandu with a home destroyed in the earthquake in the background. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman shucks rice in a street clogged with earthquake debris in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman in a street clogged with earthquake debris in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman shucks rice in a street clogged with earthquake debris in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: Homeowners remove earthquake debris from the street in front of their home in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: Workers remove earthquake debris from the streets in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake, roads in many rural villages are still blocked by earthquake debris. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman digs out her family's rice milling machine in their home in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Her husband was injured in the earthquake and can't work so she was digging out the milling machine, that was trapped in their house when it collapsed during the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman digs out her family's rice milling machine in their home in Khokana, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Her husband was injured in the earthquake and can't work so she was digging out the milling machine, that was trapped in their house when it collapsed during the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: A boy walks past buildings covered in tarps that were damaged in the earthquake in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: A woman bathes her husband in a small Internal Displaced Persons settlement in the town square in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: A woman bathes her husband in a small Internal Displaced Persons settlement in the town square in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: A woman whose home was destroyed in the earthquake dries lentils in the town square in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: A woman whose home was destroyed in the earthquake dries lentils in the town square in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL:   A man walks through the temporary structure he shares with eight other families in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL:  A woman sits on her bed in the temporary structure she shares with eight other families in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents and temporary shelters scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Women do their dishes in front of their tents in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Women do their dishes in front of their tents in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake many families still live in tents scattered around the village. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Bricks stacked up around the site of the Hindu temple in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. The temple was destroyed in the earthquake and the plaza around the temple has been turned into an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp. Three months after the earthquake debris from the earthquake still clogs many of the streets in the community. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Bricks stacked up around the site of the Hindu temple in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. The temple was destroyed in the earthquake and the plaza around the temple has been turned into an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp. Three months after the earthquake debris from the earthquake still clogs many of the streets in the community. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Men dig out a residential street in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake debris from the earthquake still clogs many of the streets in the community. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 AUGUST 2015 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Men dig out a residential street in Bungamati, a village about an hour from Kathmandu. Three months after the earthquake debris from the earthquake still clogs many of the streets in the community. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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