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Satellite images before and after Nepal earthquake show damage to UNESCO sites

New satellite images of Kathmandu, Nepal show UNESCO World Heritage sites before and after the Nepal Earthquake struck.

Marina Petrillo
Apr 28, 2015
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Satellite images before and after Nepal earthquake show damage to UNESCO sites

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New satellite images of Kathmandu, Nepal show UNESCO World Heritage sites before and after the Nepal Earthquake destroyed several structures, and open spaces now occupied by tens of thousands of homeless people in tent cities. Images by DigiGlobe, CNES/Astrium and Skybox Imaging.

A usually busy intersection by the Kalmochan Mahadev Temple in Kathmandu

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Guta Duman, an open area in Patan, just south of Kathmandu

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The Khastamandap Temple, in central Kathmandu

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A stadium and open lot in Lalitpur, south of Kathmandu

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The south tip of Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu

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Tundikhel, an important landmark in central Kathmandu

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