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  • 09 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Making yogurt in a home workshop in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Yogurt made in Bhaktapur is considered the finest yogurt in Nepal.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Making yogurt in a home workshop in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Yogurt made in Bhaktapur is considered the finest yogurt in Nepal.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  The view from the Pilot Baba Ashram, on top of a mountain near Bhaktapur, Nepal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A Nepali woman shops in Bhaktapur. IN some ways, life has returned to normal in Bhaktapur but evidence of the 2015 earthquake is everywhere. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man mixes mortar to use in rebuilding a home in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A woman digs by hand through a home in Bhaktapur destroyed in the 2015 earthquake Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man washes up in front of his temporary shelter in an informal IDP center in Bhaktapur. He's been living in the temporary shelter with his family for nearly two years. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Women sit in front of their temporary shelters in an informal IDP center in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A Nepali craftsman carves stones that will be used in a Hindu temple in the reconstruction of Bhaktapur's Durbur Square. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A Nepali craftsman carves stones that will be used in a Hindu temple in the reconstruction of Bhaktapur's Durbur Square. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A worker with mud used for mortar waits to drop at a reconstruction in Bhaktapur's Durbur Square. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A woman loads another woman's basket with gravel for reconstruction in a historic section of Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man washes up in front of his temporary shelter in an informal IDP center in Bhaktapur. He's been living in the temporary shelter with his family for nearly two years. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Women sit in front of their temporary shelters in an informal IDP center in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A worker in the rebuilding of Bhaktapur's Durbur Square, the historic center of the city. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Women sit in front of their temporary shelters in an informal IDP center in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Woman walk among buildings in Bhaktapur destroyed in the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man uses a sledge hammer to break rocks that will be used in reconstruction of Bhaktapur's Durbur Square, the historic center of the city. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A woman digs by hand through a home in Bhaktapur destroyed in the 2015 earthquake Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A women recycles bricks from a home in Bhaktapur destroyed in the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Workers rebuilding one of the Hindu temples in Bhaktapur's Durbur Square. Bhaktapur, a popular tourist destination and one of the most historic cities in Nepal was one of the hardest hit cities in the 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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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men celebrate Holi with a Nepali flag in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Boys at the Holi celebration in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man with blue powder on his cheek at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A boy with blue powder on his cheek at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man helps an elderly man walk down a street in Bhaktapur.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali girls with Holi powder on them at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Men use a water hose on each other during Holi celebrations in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A Nepali man watches Chinese tourists do selfies during the Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men celebrate Holi with a Nepali flag in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A Nepali brother and sister after a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man with red powder on his face at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men celebrate Holi with a Nepali flag in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men celebrate Holi with a Nepali flag in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Men covered in powder and water at the Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Men covered in powder and water at the Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men covered in Holi powder at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men covered in Holi powder at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Nepali men celebrate Holi in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A Nepali man watches the Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Buddhist monks from Southeast Asia walk through Durbar Square in Bhaktapur, Nepal.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A Nepali man stands under the spray of hose during Holi celebrations in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Nepali men celebrate Holi with a Nepali flag in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A man with yellow and red powder on his cheek at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: People celebrate Holi in "Pottery Square" in Bhaktapur by throwing colorful powder on each other and dousing each other with water. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A Nepali man smoke a water pipe and watches the Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Holi powder for sale at a Holi celebration in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   The Nyatapola Temple is the tallest temple in Bhaktapur and one of the tallest historic structures in Nepal. It survived both the 2015 and 1934 earthquakes with no damage. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women with a baby in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A high school student makes woven hats for tourists in the sleeping quarters he shares with 35 other people in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People in Bhaktapur walk past a crew removing debris from the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A woman digs up dirt for her temporary shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Bhaktapur. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman in Bhaktapur walks past a crew removing debris from the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A home in Bhaktapur left uninhabitable by the Nepal earthquake. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:   A man in Bhaktapur rides his motorcycle past a crew removing debris from the earthquake that hit Nepal in April 2015. Bhaktapur was badly damaged in the earthquake the hit Nepal in April 2015. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Brick factories dot the landscape in rural Nepal, near Bhaktapur. Bricks in the factories around Bhaktapur are used in the construction boom in Kathmandu.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman sets up her family's living space in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Students at Sharada Higher Secondary School in Bhaktapur studiy under a tarp before an exam. About half of the school was destroyed in the earthquake that struck in April 2015. The school is being rebuilt by the staff in their spare time. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman rolls up her sleeping mat in her shelter in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  An elderly woman walks through a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A homeless elderly man in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A student at Sharada Higher Secondary School in Bhaktapur studies in a temporary classroom made out of woven mats before an exam. About half of the school was destroyed in the earthquake that struck in April 2015. The school is being rebuilt by the staff in their spare time. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A man walks through one of the larger Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) camps on the edge of Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women chat in the alley between shelters in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A girl gives a woman a henna tattoo in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women in front of their temporary shelters in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A woman sits in her temporary shelter in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A homeless elderly man in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women make tourist curios in their tent in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People buy snacks from a street vendor in front of a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  A boy in Bhaktapur picks up bricks that will be used in an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp for people in Bkaktapur left homeless by the earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women make tourist curios in front of their temporary shelters in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  People gather their bedding in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  An elderly woman walks through a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Teenagers in their sleeping quarters in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Women make tourist curios in front of their temporary shelters in Bhaktapur. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  An elderly woman in a small Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp at Durbar Square in Bhaktapur for people left homeless by the Nepal earthquake. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL:  Students at Sharada Higher Secondary School in Bhaktapur studiy under a tarp before an exam. About half of the school was destroyed in the earthquake that struck in April 2015. The school is being rebuilt by the staff in their spare time. The Nepal Earthquake on April 25, 2015, (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000. It had a magnitude of 7.8. The epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing at least 19. The earthquake also set off an avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened across many districts of the country. Centuries-old buildings were destroyed at UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley, including some at the Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Patan Durbar Squar, the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the Changu Narayan Temple and the Swayambhunath Stupa. Geophysicists and other experts had warned for decades that Nepal was vulnerable to a deadly earthquake, particularly because of its geology, urbanization, and architecture.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 AUGUST 2015 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: Rice farmers in a field near Bhaktapur, Nepal.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2017 - BAGMATI, NEPAL:  A worker takes finished bricks to a waiting truck at a brick factory in Bagmati, near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MARCH 2017 - BAGMATI, NEPAL: Workers take finished bricks out of a kiln at a brick factory in Bagmati, near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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