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An aircraft operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla Airlines crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 49 of the 71 people on board.
2018-03-12

Mountaineers led by Tim Mosedale confirm suspicions that Mount Everest's famous Hillary Step had completely collapsed.
2017-05-21

India offers Nepal an additional billion dollars to help it recover from the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.
2015-06-25

Thousands of schools open in Nepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015 which destroyed more than 25,000 classrooms and killed more than 8,000 people.
2015-05-31

April 2015 Nepal earthquake: A teenager is pulled alive out of the wreckage of a guesthouse on the outskirts of Kathmandu after five days.
2015-04-30

At least 250 people are missing after a mudslide and avalanche in Ghodatabela, a remote village near the epicenter of the earthquake. [http:--www.news24.com-news24-World-News-250-feared-missing-after-mudslide-in-Nepal-village-20150428 (AP via News24)]date=April 2020
2015-04-28

The official death toll exceeds 5,000 with the United Nations estimating that 1.4 million people in the region need emergency food assistance.
2015-04-28

Rescue helicopters airlift badly injured climbers off Mount Everest a day after avalanches triggered by the earthquake kill seventeen people.
2015-04-26

A strong 7.9 earthquake strikes between the Nepalese capital Kathmandu and the regional headquarter city of Pokhara. The Government of Nepal declares a state of emergency with 1500 dead. A number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites are destroyed, including the historic Dharahara tower. Deaths are also recorded in India, Bangladesh and the Chinese province of Tibet.
2015-04-25

At least 150,000 people gather in Kathmandu to support Maoists who want the Prime Minister to resign; a general strike is called for on Sunday, May 2.
2010-05-1