In Pictures: Pulling earthquake-devastated Nepal out of rubble

Members of the Nepalese Armed Police Force try to rescue people stuck in houses in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Sunita Iyer Sunita Iyer folomojo staff

Massive rescue operations is underway in Nepal after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday shattered the city of Kathmandu and other part of the country. Over 4,000 people have been reportedly dead and several others have been injured, even as rescuers strive hard to pull bodies out of the debris.

India responded to the tragedy by launching Operation Maitri, which aims to help evacuate people stranded in areas affected. Help has also arrived in Kathmandu from China, Israel, Pakistan and other countries.

These pictures give you a closer look of the ongoing effort to pull Nepal out of rubble

India launch Operation Maitri in Nepal. (Image courtesy: newshub.org)
India launch Operation Maitri in Nepal. (Image courtesy: newshub.org)
Members of the Nepalese Armed Police Force try to rescue people stuck in houses in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Members of the Nepalese Armed Police Force try to rescue people stuck in houses in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
A rescuer is reflected in the mirror of a room of a damaged building after the massive earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
A rescuer is reflected in the mirror of a room of a damaged building after the massive earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
An injured is carried to an army school for medical treatment in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 27, 2015. (Image source: IANS)
An injured is carried to an army school for medical treatment in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Members of China International Search and Rescue Team arrive at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Members of China International Search and Rescue Team arrive at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Members of the Nepalese Armed Police Force carry the body of a victim from a house in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Members of the Nepalese Armed Police Force carry the body of a victim from a house in Bhaktapur, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Officers and soldiers load rescue materials on an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Image source: IANS)
Officers and soldiers load rescue materials on an IL-76 aircraft at an airport before departing for earthquake-stricken Nepal in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province. (Image source: IANS)
Members of Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civilian rescue team, arrive at the airport of Katmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Members of Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civilian rescue team, arrive at the airport of Katmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
Soldiers carry supplies and equipments to board a train at Lanzhou West Railway Station in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Image source: IANS)
Soldiers carry supplies and equipments to board a train at Lanzhou West Railway Station in Lanzhou, northwest China’s Gansu Province. (Image source: IANS)
A rescuer stand on the debris of a fallen temple at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square after the massive earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
A rescuer stand on the debris of a fallen temple at Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square after the massive earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Image source: IANS)
People transport relief materials to a train in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. (Image source: IANS)
People transport relief materials to a train in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province. (Image source: IANS)
Photo captured from a video released by Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on April 26, 2015 shows relief supplies for Nepal earthquake victims at the Chaklala military airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Image source: IANS)
Photo captured from a video released by Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on April 26, 2015 shows relief supplies for Nepal earthquake victims at the Chaklala military airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (Image source: IANS)