In pictures: earthquake leaves devastation in Nepal

Emergency rescue workers clear debris in Basantapur Durbar Square.

The clean up effort swings into action in Kathmandu after Saturday's devastating Nepalese earthquake.

Rescue workers search for victims of the earthquake near Kathmandu.

A Nepalese man and woman hold each other in Kathmandu's Durbar Square.

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Family members break down during the cremation of earthquake victims in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal.

People look on at the devastation after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake flattened parts of Everest Base Camp.

A cloud of snow and debris triggered by an earthquake flies towards Everest Base Camp, moments ahead of flattening part of the camp in the Himalayas.

A rescue helicopter comes in for a landing to pick up the injured from Everest Base Camp.

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Rescue workers take an injured climber to a helicopter at Mount Everest.

Historic structures in Nepal have been damaged. Photo: ABC.

Rescuers assist an injured person after an earthquake triggered by an avalanche flattened parts of Everest Base Camp. Rescuers in Nepal are searching frantically for survivors of a huge quake that killed nearly 2,000, digging through rubble in the devastated capital Kathmandu and airlifting victims of an avalanche at Everest base camp.

Rescuers carry a sherpa injured by an avalanche that flattened parts of Everest Base Camp.

Nepalese Sherpas look up towards an area where an avalanche triggered by an earthquake occurred at Everest Base Camp.

Indian military men get ready to bring aid to Nepal.

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One of the homes destroyed in Saturday's earthquake.

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Nepalese people gather in the streets to survey the damage of the earthquake. The death toll has passed 5,000.

Rescue workers search for anyone still alive underneath the rubble in Nepal.

Nepalese people look at a cracked road after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook

Nepalese rescue personnel help a trapped earthquake survivor (C/R) as his friend lies dead next to him in Swyambhu, in Kathmandu.

Nepalese rescue personnel observe damaged buildings following an earthquake in Kathmandu.

Tourists wait outside Kathmandu airport following an earthquake in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

Dharaha Tower, before and after the earthquake.

Justin Pomella's family has put a plea for information on Facebook of his whereabouts.

A father checks on the welfare of his family

Nepalese people gather near temporary shelters set up in open areas of an Army ground in Kathmandu, two days after the earthquake hit.

People all over the world are holding vigils for Nepal. This one is in Diversity Square in New York City.

People burn the bodies of earthquake victims at a mass cremation at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu.

Damaged roads are seen after an earthquake on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

Nepalese novice Buddhist monks who live at the Tergar monastery in the Indian town of Bodhgaya, offer prayers for the victims.

A 62-member Chinese search and rescue team arrives in Nepal.

A man stands on top of debris from collapsed buildings in Bhaktapur.

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