In Pictures: Survivors await relief after Nepal's devastating earthquake

Thousands sleep outside in Nepal after earthquake kills at least 157 people

Last updated: November 05, 2023 | 12:35

Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor with inputs from AP

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Search and rescue efforts after an earthquake in Nepal wrapped up on Sunday as the focus shifted to providing relief to survivors awaiting food and shelter, officials said 36 hours after the disaster struck.

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Damaged buildings in Jajarkot district on November 4, 2023, following an overnight 5.6-magnitude earthquake.

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At least 157 people were killed in isolated western districts of the Himalayan country when the 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit late Friday.

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Many survivors spent the night under the open sky, their mud houses reduced to piles of rubble.

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People sleep inside a makeshift shelter after an earthquake at Khalanga in Jajarkot, Nepal.

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Villagers make stretchers using bamboo to carry the bodies of people who died during an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal November 5, 2023. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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A school building damaged during an earthquake is seen at Jajarkot, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) from Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Residents sleep while keeping their door open after an earthquake at Jajarkot.

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A woman cries as she stands on the rubble of her collapsed house where the members of her family died during an earthquake in Jajarkot, Nepal.

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People walk over ruins of houses in the aftermath of an earthquake at Jajarkot district.

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