Reconstruction Slowly Begins One Year After The Nepal Earthquake

KATHMANDU, BHAKTAPUR - APRIL 24: Portraits adorned with marigold garlands and given offers of fruit during a Buddhist ceremony to commemorate those in the pictures that died during last year's earthquake that hit Nepal, on April 24, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal close to midday on April 25 lasts year. It was knowned to be Nepal's worse earthquake in history as an estimated 9,000 people died and countless towns and villages across central Nepal were destroyed. Based on reports, the government promised 2,000USD to affected households but has only paid out a fraction of the amount so far and an estimated 660,000 families are still living in sub-standards temporary shelters or unsafe accommodations one year later. (Photo by Tom Van Cakenberghe/Getty Images)