Candle light vigil for earthquake victims held in Kathmandu

A candle light vigil was held in Kathmandu on Tuesday for the victims of the devastating earthquake, which has claimed over 5,000 lives till now.

Hundreds of people gathered at the Kamal Pokhari area of the city to pay tributes to those who lost their lives in earthquake.

Saturday's earthquake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, resulted in the deaths of over 5,000 people and was one of the worst calamities suffered by Nepal in over 80 years.

There is an acute shortage of food, water, electricity and medicines in Nepal. Locals in Kathmandu and other adjoining areas are spending their nights out in the open over fears of another earthquake.

Hundreds of people are still trapped under tonnes of rubble in Kathmandu and some of the worst-affected remote mountainous areas in the country.