WATCH: 7.8m Earthquake in Nepal killed over 1800 people and many more missing

Powerful Earthquake destroys Nepalese Capital

The 7.8 magnitude quake struck Nepal

The rescuers and the residents began the desperate search for survivors in Nepal on Sunday after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the capital of Kathmandu a day earlier which flattened homes, buildings and even ruined temples that cause widespread damage across the region and had taken away more than 1800 lives.

Rescuers are digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the capital trying to reach survivors.

The government had already declared a state of emergency in the affected areas of Nepal, while the continuous ripple of aftershock scares the residents of Nepal. 

Injured people had been continuously given first aid outside the hospitals. Dozens of bodies were pulled from the historic Dharahara tower that was also crushed by the quake. The earthquake also caused several avalanches which took away more than 17 lives. 

The government has declared a state of emergency in the affected areas of Nepal.

A number of historic buildings have been destroyed.

"But if you look at the spread of the earthquake a lot of the rural areas have been hit as well. The information we received from the field is that 80% of the houses in these rural areas have been destroyed." Lex Kassenberg, Nepal country director for CARE International said. 

This earthquake is now considered as the strongest in the region in more than 80 years. The reports of devastation are still coming in and the numbers of injured people and the lives taken away continues to rise. 

Areas near Nepal are also affected by the earthquakes. There had also been reports of loss lives in India, Bangladesh, Tibet and on Mount Everest.

Number of dead and injured people are rising. 

The US Government is now sending a disaster response team to help Nepal and had already released $1Million to address immediate needs. 

Rescuers are desperately digging through the collapsed buildings in the capital trying to reach for survivors.

A lot of historic monuments in Nepal had been destroyed by the powerful earthquake. The Officials also said that some temples and world heritage sites near Kathmandu were also damaged. 

One of the many ancient Nepalese temples flattened in the country's deadliest earthquake in 80 years. http://bbc.in/1DKA0ZL
Posted by BBC News on Saturday, April 25, 2015

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Let us all help the affected people by the powerful earthquake by sending our prayers!