Wiped off the map: Startling images from Nepal earthquake epicenter reveal entire hillside villages have been decimated

Entire hillside villages in the Gorkha region of the country have been flattened by Saturdays earthquake

The scale of disaster was seen in capital city Kathmandu whose historic temples were reduced to rubble by quake

Bodies of thousands of people buried alive in their homes have been laid in the street by their hysterical relatives

Rescue teams are frantically using their hands to dig out survivors as aid relief from neighbouring India arrived

As many as 18 people climbers on Mount Everest were killed when base camp was swallowed by avalanche

By Daily Mail Online Reporters
Published: 07:48 EST, 26 April 2015 | Updated: 13:04 EST, 26 April 2015

Dramatic aerial photographs taken just miles from the epicenter of Saturday's Nepal earthquake in Gorkha reveal entire villages reduced to rubble and flattened by mudslides.

Already the number of dead reported in the western region has reached 47, but officials estimate the death toll will rise considerably, possibly hitting 10,000 as the nation picks up the pieces from the powerful quake.

Indeed, across the rubble-strewn country, survivors and rescue teams are battling to find the missing amid now-ruined and collapsed historic buildings, while the international community sends aid as fast as it can to the mountainous country.

............................................

More and lots of pictures:
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...l#ixzz3YRZWAlKX