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Nepal quake: Schools in affected areas start to re-open

 Thousands of schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal have begun to re-open.

Nepal quake: Why are some tremors so deadly?

 On 1 April, 2014, a Magnitude 8.2 earthquake rocked northern Chile. Six people died, 2,500 homes were damaged and 80,000 people were displaced. Just over one year later, a M7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal.

Nepal quake: Latest death toll 7040, over 14,000 injured

 To Nepal, officials have announced that the death toll from last week's earthquake has surpassed 7,040. Over 14,000 people are also known to have been injured. As of Saturday, around 2.5 million people were living in temporary shelters.