Devastation as earthquake rips Nepal apart: PICTURE STORY

A victim being helped in Katmandu. Building collapses in Katmandu appeared largely confined to brick structures in the city’s historic area, rather than concrete high-rise buildings. (PHOTO: Omar Havana/Getty Images)

For many people, there was little rescuers could do. This woman was declared dead at the scene.
(PHOTO: Thomas Nybo for The New York Times)

Family members of earthquake victims mourned the devastation Sunday morning. (PHOTO; Narendra Shrestha:EPA)

Minutes after a major earthquake struck near Katmandu, Nepal, rescuers pulled a survivor from the rubble. The quake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.8, killed at least a thousand people. (PHOTO: Thomas Nybo for The New York Times)

A man surveying the rubble on Sunday, a day after a massive earthquake struck near Katmandu, Nepal. (PHOTO: Narendra Shrestha:EPA)

Many structures collapsed, including the nine-story Dharahara Tower, which was built in 1832 as a watchtower on the orders of the queen. Several dozen people were thought to have been on a viewing platform at the tower when the quake hit. (PHOTO:Narendra Shrestha/EPA)