In pictures | Nepal – a year after an earthquake struck the Himalayan nation

Nepalese people light up candles in the shape of the Dharahara Tower (Centre) and the Kasthamandap temple (top left) which were destroyed in the 2015 earthquake at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo: AP

On April 25, 2015, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck Nepal, followed by aftershock with a magnitude of 7.3. Over 8000 people were injured, 21, 000 injured and scores of homes as well as villages were destroyed.

A year later, life seems to have moved on. However, there is still a lot to be done to bring the nation back to it's former state.

Roads of Nepal – a day after the earthquake

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Roads of Nepal – a year after the earthquake

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Residential buildings in Kathmandu – a day after the earthquake

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Residential buildings in Kathmandu – a year after the earthquake

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Buddhist monastery at the Swayambhunath Stupa – a day after the earthquake

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Buddhist monastery at the Swayambhunath Stupa – a year after the earthquake

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Durbar Square – a day after the earthquake and a year later

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Residential area in Nepal – a day after the earthquake

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Residential area in Nepal – a year after the earthquake

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Ancient temple in Nepal – a day after the earthquake

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Ancient temple in Nepal – a year after the earthquake

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Bhaktapur, Kathmandu – a day after the earthquake

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Bhaktapur, Kathmandu – a year after the earthquake

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Homes in Nepal – a day after the earthquake

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Homes in Nepal – a year after the earthquake

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