KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country’s 26.5 million citizens.
Here are some statistics behind the disaster. Sources include the Nepalese government, Asia Development Bank, UNICEF and the Red Cross-led partnership Shelter Cluster:
FILE- In this April 26, 2015 file photo, Nepalese people look at a cracked road after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country¿s 26.5 million citizens. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
8,856: Number of deaths
22,309: Number of injuries
602,257: Number of houses destroyed
185,099: Number of houses damaged
6,430: Number of government buildings damaged
35,000: Number of classrooms destroyed
Nearly 1 million: Number of children left with no school
9.1 million: Total number of school-age children in Nepal
956: Number of hospitals and clinics damaged
700,000: Number of people pushed into poverty by the quake
3.7 million: Number of people receiving humanitarian aid
200,000: Number of families who lived in high-altitude temporary shelters through winter
Less than 5 percent: Percentage of homes rebuilt so far
$6.6 billion: total estimated cost for reconstruction
$4.1 billion: amount pledged so far in donations
$308,880: total funding Nepal has offered for reconstructing homes
661: number of Nepalese families who have received reconstruction funding
FILE- In this April 26, 2015 file photo, a dead body of a woman is seen after rescue workers recovered it from debris following earthquake in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal. Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country¿s 26.5 million citizens. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
FILE- In this April 29, 2015 file photo, destroyed villages sit on mountain tops near the epicenter of the April 25 massive earthquake, in the Gorkha District of Nepal. Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country¿s 26.5 million citizens.(AP Photo/Wally Santana, file)
FILE- In this April 29, 2015 file photo, villagers wait in the rain as an aid relief helicopter lands at their remote mountain village of Gumda, near the epicenter of the April 25 massive earthquake in the Gorkha District of Nepal. Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country¿s 26.5 million citizens.(AP Photo/Wally Santana, file)
FILE- In this May 3, 2015 file photo, Nepalese woman remove debris searching their belongings from their house that was destroyed a week ago during the earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country¿s 26.5 million citizens. (AP Photo/Bernat Amangue, file)
FILE- In this May 1, 2015 file photo, a woman is comforted during the funeral of her mother, a victim of April 25 earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nearly one year ago, Nepal rumbled with a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shattered daily life across the poor Himalayan nation. A series of powerful aftershocks that lasted for weeks compounded the damage and terrified the country¿s 26.5 million citizens.(AP Photo/Bernat Amangue, File)
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