As if terrorist attacks and plane crashes weren’t enough to kill people, nature decided to lend a helping hand with the devastating Nepal earthquake. While the northern part of India did feel a few tremors, our neighbours were hit much worse, and it’s time for us to rush to their aid. Take a look at these moving pictures of the rescue operations in Nepal that will make you believe that humanity is the best religion ever!
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The Indian Army, hard at work, rescues mountaineers and trekkers from the Everest Base Camp in a helicopter. They also pulled out 22 bodies after the Nepal earthquake.
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Indian Air force special rescue army arrives safely to their Chandigarh base after successfully rescuing many Indians on their mission.
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India’s under-14 football team, evacuated from the earthquake-hit Nepal, returns home.
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Hundreds of people gather in Diversity Square in New York to light candles during a vigil for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.
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People in Patna, India perform a yagna to pray for the people struck by the Nepal earthquake.
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A German team of 52 relief workers, including doctors, experts trained in searching for people stuck beneath the rubble along with sniffer dog squads board a plane in Frankfurt, headed towards earthquake-torn Nepal.
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The Nepalese people come together to clean rubble and waste.
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India sends relief provisions to earthquake-stricken Nepal to help survivors.
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Members of a medical team all prepared to depart from Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The team of 58 medical were sent to help with relief work early Monday morning.
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Nepalese Association of students conduct a rally and collect funds to help the victims of the massive earthquake.
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The police officials, hard at work, trying to dig out people stuck underneath the rubble.
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A Nepalese boy breaks into a smile, after being rescued by the army. Isn’t it heartening?
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Hundreds gather on boats to offer aarti at this Dashashwamedha Ghat in Benares a day after the Nepal earthquake.
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Rescuers help a woman to get to safe area after a landslide caused by the earthquake of 7.9 magnitude.
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Women chant hymns during a prayer ceremony at a temple in Ahmedabad, India, for the victims of the Nepal earthquake.
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The buildings are broken and so are so many hearts, but the ever-serene Buddha keeps smiling because he knows all will be well in the end.
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