Earthquake rekindles shock in traumatized Nepal
Nepal, just beginning to rebuild after the devastating April 25 earthquake, has been hit by yet another strong tremor. Rescuers battle to reach survivors.
No safety indoors
The 7.3-magnitude quake struck near Mount Everest, 76 kilometers (roughly 47 miles) east of Kathmandu on Tuesday - spreading immediate panic. Tremors radiated as far as China and India. Afraid of aftershocks, many people chose to stay out in the open.
Powerful shock
The quake brought down buildings already weakened by the devastating tremor less than three weeks ago, just as Nepal was beginning to deal with the extensive damage to buildings and the country's rich cultural heritage, now reduced to rubble.
Makeshift shelter
Amid the rubble old and new, shocked Kathmandu residents again fled into the open and built temporary tents with plastic tarps, a good distance from the danger of toppling walls.
Deja-vu
Just a few weeks ago, displaced Nepalese earthquake victims gathered inside their temporary makeshift shelter at a camp for displaced people after the April 25 earthquake.
Trapped under bricks
The second earthquake has killed at least two 42 people in Nepal, but the death toll is expected to rise as news from rural villages begins to trickle in. Here, Nepalese Army workers try to dig out a little boy believed to be in the rubble of a house that collapsed on Tuesday in Kathmandu.
Simple but lifesaving
Earthquake survivors in Bhaktapur, the ancient city that suffered major damage in the April quake, lined up for clean water from a water truck a day after the nerve-rattling earthquake. Providing safe water is urgent after any disaster.
Across borders
The jolt was felt as far away as Bangladesh, Tibet and India. These women mourn the death of a relative who died after a wall collapsed due to the earthquake on Tuesday in Nepal.
Relief funds and aid
Relief supplies, like those being loaded into a US helicopter by Nepalese service members, have been headed to the disaster areas in Nepal for weeks in response to a request for assistance by the government in Kathmandu.
No climbers, no Sherpa guides
May is peak season for climbing and trekking in Nepal's high altitude valleys and peaks. This year's Everest season was called off after 18 people died when last month's quake triggered avalanches on the mountain. Now, the area above Everest Base Camp is deserted.