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Rescue work begins after massive earthquake devastates Nepalese cities

  • By Richard Cosgrove
    Updated April 27, 2015 11:27 BST
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
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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
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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
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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
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Indian residents gather in the street following an earthquake, in Siliguri. Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
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This article was first published on April 25, 2015
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