Nepal Earthquake Aftermath

When a postcard tells a story

Kathmandu, Nepal – May 3, 2015: A before after scene, as compared to a reference from a printed postcard, foreground, is seen at the Durbar Square after a devastating earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, May 3, 2015. (Photo by Gurinder Osan/ Hindustan Times)

The 7.8M earthquake in Nepal on April 25, 2015 killed 8,964 people and injured 21,952 more. These images images, shot on assignment for the Hindustan Times, try and capture the before after of the many heritage sites that were irreversibly damaged in the devastating earthquake.