Monday marks the first anniversary of the deadly Nepal earthquakes that happened last April and May. It claimed more than 9,000 lives and destroyed thousands of houses and buildings.
On the eve of the anniversary, Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli led a memorial at the ruins of the Dharahara tower, an historic monument in the capital Kathmandu destroyed by the quake. Dozens of people also participated in a candlelit vigil in Kathmandu.
Elsewhere in the capital, hundreds of quake survivors demanded the government to hasten instead of politicizing reconstruction efforts.
People mourn for the earthquake victims in front of the historical nine-storey tower Dharahara premise, which completely collapsed in the quake and killed over 100 people, in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on April 24, 2016. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli offered tributes to those who lost their lives in the April 25 earthquake last year and prayed for the peace of departed souls on Sunday, marking the first anniversary of the 7.9 magnitude devastating quake. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A man mourns for the earthquake victims in front of the historical nine-storey tower Dharahara premise, which completely collapsed in the quake and killed over 100 people, in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on April 24, 2016. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli offered tributes to those who lost their lives in the April 25 earthquake last year and prayed for the peace of departed souls on Sunday, marking the first anniversary of the 7.9 magnitude devastating quake. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (2nd R) mourns for the earthquake victims in front of the historical nine-storey tower Dharahara premise, which completely collapsed in the quake and killed over 100 people, in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, on April 24, 2016. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli offered tributes to those who lost their lives in the April 25 earthquake last year and prayed for the peace of departed souls on Sunday, marking the first anniversary of the 7.9 magnitude devastating quake. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
