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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: An exterior wall fell off this home in Bungamati during the 2015 earthquake. The home is not usable. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A home shorn in half by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal hasn't been repaired yet. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A man scavenges for firewood at the site of a building that was destroyed in the Nepal earthquake of 2015. Wood that can be reused for construction is set aside, but most rural Nepalis cook and heat their homes with firewood, and wood that can't be used in construction is used for firewood. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: People line up to meet with Nepal government officials who helped them apply for financial assistance for rebuilding homes destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A worker removes ruble from a home destroyed in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A street dog walks by a stack of bricks that will be used to rebuild homes destroyed in the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman washes her face next to her temporary shelter, provided by a NGO after the 2015 earthquake. She's been living in the shelter with her family for nearly two years. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A man sits on a stool in the middle of a road in front of his temporary shelter. His home was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A man washes his dishes in front of the shelter he lives in at an informal IDP camp in Khokana. His home was destroyed was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman and her child in an informal IDP camp in Khokana. Their home was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman spins wool to make blankets in an informal IDP camp in Khokana. Her home was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: A woman and her daughter walk into a new school in Khokana. The school, one of the few signs of earthquake recovery, was built after the 2015 earthquake destroyed the original school. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - KHOKANA, NEPAL: Women carry rocks into a construction site to rebuild a home destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Laborers work to rebuild the Rato Machindranath Temple, a 13th century Hindu temple destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. The temple was the most important structure in Bungamati and the center of the community life. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: The site of  Rato Machindranath Temple, a 13th century Hindu temple destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. The temple was the most important structure in Bungamati and the center of the community life. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Laborers dig out a home in Bungamati destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Workers sort kapok (used in mattresses and cushions) in front of homes destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: Laborers dig out a destroyed home in the shadow of a building being rebuilt in Sankhu, one of the Nepalese communities hurt by the 2015 earthquake. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: Laborers carry dirt away from a home destroyed in the 2015 earthquake and still being dug out in Sankhu. Almost all of the work is being done by hand. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A woman who said she was 100 years old sits in the doorway of her "temporary" shelter in Sankhu. Her home was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A woman walks through the still devastated center of Sankhu. The town was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Although there is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley, many neighborhoods are still empty.  In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A laborer fills a basket with gravel for a home being rebuilt in Sankhu after the 2015 earthquake. The building on the right is a 300 year old home that is no longer usable and will be torn down. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A construction worker scavenges wood for a home he is working in Sankhu. Many of the homes are being rebuilt with materials scavenged from buildings destroyed in the 2015 earthquake, There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: Women do their laundry at a public tap in front of a storage depot for construction and rebuilding supplies in Sankhu. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A man stands in an empty lot and reads a Nepalese newspaper. A building once stood on the lot, but it was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. The buildings around the lot, to the right and in the background, were badly damaged but are still standing. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman sits among the wreckage at Swayambhu Stupa. The stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: An ice cream cone vendor sits in front of a damaged stupa at Swayambhu Stupa. The stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Construction workers rebuild one of the shrines at Swayambhu Stupa. The stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman prays at a Hindu prayer service for victims of the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: An elderly Nepali man sits in the sun at a temple in the Social Welfare Centre, Elderly's Home, the only public nursing home in Nepal. The 2015 earthquake badly damaged the temple. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Workers repair a water line damaged in the 2015 earthquake in front of a Buddhist temple in Kathmandu. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A craftsman carves wood that will be used to repair the Itum Baha temple, an 11th Century Hindu temple damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: An empty lot that used to be an apartment building in Kathmandu. The building collapsed during the 2015 earthquake. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A worker hands a tray of cement to a coworker on a construction site that is rebuilding a building near Kathmandu's Durbar Square destroyed in the 2015 earthquake Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A worker hands a tray of cement to a coworker on a construction site that is rebuilding a building near Kathmandu's Durbar Square destroyed in the 2015 earthquake Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Tourists walk through an empty lot being rebuilt after the 2015 earthquake. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman sells Nepali newspaper in front of Kasthamandap, a Hindu temple destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Nothing is left of the temple, which was built in the 12 Century. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Boys play on scaffolding that is holding up the wall of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace on Durbar Square in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A boy plays on a statue of Hunaman, the Hindu god depicted as a monkey, the statue is surrounded by scaffolding that is holding up the wall of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace on Durbar Square in Kathmandu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Much of Kathmandu is now a construction site because of rebuilding  two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Workers dig out the ruins of an ancient Hindu temple in Bungamati. The temple was destroyed in the 2015 Nepal earthquake. Bungamati, a community of wood carvers and artisans, used to be a stop on the tourist trail of the Kathmandu valley but since the 2015 earthquake few tourists visit the community. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL:  A dog in front of a home damaged in the 2015 Nepal earthquake in Bungamati.  Bungamati, a community of wood carvers and artisans, used to be a stop on the tourist trail of the Kathmandu valley but since the 2015 earthquake few tourists visit the community. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Workers load a dump truck with earthquake debris in Bungamati. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Women sort bricks in an ancient Hindu temple destroyed by an earthquake in Bungamati. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2017 - PATAN, NEPAL: Workers on the project to rebuild ancient Hindu temples in Patan's Durbar Square. Much of historic Durbar Square was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2017 - PATAN, NEPAL: A Newari man watches workers on the project to rebuild ancient Hindu temples in Patan's Durbar Square. Much of historic Durbar Square was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2017 - PATAN, NEPAL: Workers on the project to rebuild ancient Hindu temples in Patan's Durbar Square. Much of historic Durbar Square was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2017 - PATAN, NEPAL: Workers on the project to rebuild ancient Hindu temples in Patan's Durbar Square. Much of historic Durbar Square was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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