A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale struck Nepal on Saturday, April 25, 2015. This is the country’s worst earthquake in 80 years. This followed by multiple aftershocks on Sunday and Monday.
Our friend, John Snowden, lives in Kathmandu and has captured these images:
Debris of a temple right after a 7.8 earthquake hit Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
Debris of a temple right after a 7.8 earthquake hit Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
At Durbar Square, the minute when the earthquake hit Nepal. A huge smoke of debris starts flying in the enter when temples and buildings come tumbling down.
A terrified woman holds her kid and runs for cover right at the moment when the earthquake hit Kathmandu’s Durbar Square.
A guard tries to cover his nose from the cloud of debris in the background, while women run from their homes.
Debris of a temple right after a 7.8 earthquake hit Durbar Square in Kathmandu.