Devastating Nepal earthquake witnessed firsthand

By Angela Macdonald-Smith
Updated April 26 2015 - 8:09pm, first published 7:19pm
Emergency workers and bystanders clear debris while searching for survivors under a collapsed temple in Basantapur Durbar Square following an earthquake. Photo: Omar Havana
Emergency workers and bystanders clear debris while searching for survivors under a collapsed temple in Basantapur Durbar Square following an earthquake. Photo: Omar Havana
Volunteers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher, recovered from the debris of a building that collapsed after an earthquake  in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. (AP Photo/ Niranjan Shrestha) Photo: Niranjan Shrestha
Volunteers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher, recovered from the debris of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015. A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said. (AP Photo/ Niranjan Shrestha) Photo: Niranjan Shrestha
Angela Macdonald-Smith, in happier times in Nepal.  Photo: Twitter/ @Angelamacd
Angela Macdonald-Smith, in happier times in Nepal. Photo: Twitter/ @Angelamacd

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