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: APOn 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
Photo: AFPRoads of Nepal – a year after the earthquake
Photo: AFPResidential buildings in Kathmandu – a day after the earthquake
Photo: ReutersResidential buildings in Kathmandu – a year after the earthquake
Photo: ReutersBuddhist monastery at the Swayambhunath Stupa – a day after the earthquake
Photo: APBuddhist monastery at the Swayambhunath Stupa – a year after the earthquake
Photo: APDurbar Square – a day after the earthquake and a year later
Photo: APResidential area in Nepal – a day after the earthquake
Photo: APResidential area in Nepal – a year after the earthquake
Photo: APAncient temple in Nepal – a day after the earthquake
Photo: APAncient temple in Nepal – a year after the earthquake
Photo: APBhaktapur, Kathmandu – a day after the earthquake
Photo: APBhaktapur, Kathmandu – a year after the earthquake
Photo: APHomes in Nepal – a day after the earthquake
Photo: ReutersHomes in Nepal – a year after the earthquake
Photo: Reuters