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Rescue work begins after massive earthquake devastates Nepalese cities

By Richard Cosgrove
Published 25 April 2015, 12:57 PM BST
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Nepal Earthquake April 2015 01
Nepalese rescue members remove the body from Dharahara Tower. The iconic building was nine storeys (62m) tall. Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 02
Nepalese rescue members and onlookers gather at the collapsed Dharahara Tower. The tower was built in 1832. Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 03
Nepalese health workers carry injured people into an open area following the earthquake, at Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 04
Nepalese rescue members gather at the collapsed Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu. The powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake caused massive damage in Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 05
Nepalese people wheel an injured man into an open area following an 7.9 earthquake, at Lalitpur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Strong tremors felt across neighbouring countries. Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 06
Indian police and bystanders look at a collapsed house following an earthquake, in Siliguri. Witnesses and media reports said the quake tremors lasted between 30 seconds and two minutes. Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
Nepal Earthquake April 2015 07
Indian residents gather in the street following an earthquake, in Siliguri. Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
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