On April 25, 2015, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and damaging about 850,000 homes. This is a glimpse of how badly that disaster wrecked the country.

Rescue workers pull a man from an earthquake damaged building in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)
People work to rescue trapped people inside a temple in Bashantapur Durbar Square after an earthquake hit Kathmandu. (Photo: Reuters)
India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel look for survivors in the debris of Saturday’s earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)
People carry the body of a victim from a damaged house after an earthquake hit Kathmandu. (Photo: Reuters)
A collapsed building is pictured after an earthquake hit Kathmandu. (Photo: Reuters)
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Rescuers clear the debris at Durbar Sqaure after an earthquake in Kathmandu. (Photo: AP) 
People carry the body of a victim from a damaged house after an earthquake hit, in Kathmandu. (Photo: Reuters) 
People sit with their belongings outside a damaged temple in Bashantapur Durbar Square after a major earthquake hit Kathmandu. (Photo: Reuters)
Debris lie at Durbar Square after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)
A house broke down after an earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal April 25, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)

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Published: 25 Apr 2015,05:26 PM IST

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