In pics: Earthquake strikes Nepal, rocks India, brings panic and destruction
- Thanks to HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi Updated: Apr 26, 2015 10:10 IST
An earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal. (Photo credit- @gunaraj on Twitter)
The massive earthquake killed nearly 1,900 people, flattened buildings and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.
Tremors were also felt in north and east India.
People clear rubble in Kathmandu's Durbar Square. (AFP Photo)
Rescuers help injured residents to get to safe area. (Reuters)
An injured man receives treatment outside the Medicare Hospital in Kathmandu. (AP Photo)
Nepalese health workers carry injured people into an open area. (AFP Photo)
Rescue workers remove debris at Durbar Square. (AP Photo)
A house collapsed in Siliguri after the earthquake. (Bikram Shashanker/ HT Photo)
A girl breaks down in Lucknow after the earthquake. (Deepak Gupta/ HT Photo)
Rescuers clear the debris at Durbar Sqaure after the earthquake in Kathmandu.(AP Photo)
7.9-magnitude earthquake struck east of Pokhara in Nepal, causing widespread damage to buildings in the capital Kathmandu and injuring dozens across the country. (Utpal Parashar/HT Photo)
The epicentre of the massive quake was 80km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal, about half way between the town and the capital Kathmandu, the US Geological Survey said. (Photo credit- @iHunnt on Twitter)
The quake was followed by at least four aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 6.6 to 4.8, the USGS said. (Utpal Parashar/HT Photo)
A building collapses in Jalpaiguri distrcit, Bengal. (HT Photo)
Buildings collapses after massive earthquake rock Nepal. (Photo credit- @Jaw_Knock on Twitter)
Injured peopel are being rushed for treatment in Nepal. (Photo credit- @gunaraj on Twitter)
Buildings collapsed and walls of several houses reduced to rubble in Nepal. (Photo credit- @iHunnt on Twitter)
People vacate offices after tremors were felt in Kolkata. (Photo by @Itsanindita on Twitter)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a collapsed building is seen in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. (AP Photo)
People walk past collapsed buildings at Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. A powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, causing massive damage in the capital Kathmandu with strong tremors felt across neighbouring countries. (AFP Photo)
Rescue members and onlookers gather at the collapsed Darahara Tower in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo)
A damaged road after a powerful earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Special Arrangement)
People gather near a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Special Arrangement)
Damage caused by the earthquake at Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo)
Rescue members move the body of a victim from the collapsed Darahara Tower in Kathmandu. (AFP Photo)
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