A decade after the devastating 2015 earthquake, is Nepal any safer?

Members of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Police hold placards as they take part in a rally to raise awareness about earthquake during the 10th anniversary of the deadly earthquake in Lalitpur, Nepal, April 25, 2025. - Reuters

KATHMANDU: Friday (April 25) marks the tenth anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, claiming nearly 9,000 lives and injuring over 22,300 people.

The major quake measuring magnitude 7.8 and its numerous aftershocks devastated the country, damaging more than half a million homes and other structures, according to official records.