Nepal Earthquake Cremations of Victims Begin Amid Aftershocks: Photos

April 26, 2015 9:32 AM EDT

A series of aftershocks rattled Nepal on Sunday as the South Asian nation was reeling from a massive earthquake that struck one day earlier outside the capital, Kathmandu, killing at least 2,200 people as search and rescue teams dug through the rubble for survivors and bodies. Saturday’s quake was the country’s worst in more than 80 years and reverberated throughout the Himalayan region, triggering an avalanche on Mount Everest that the Associated Press reports had killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more as of Sunday.

Death toll passes 2,300 as major aftershocks continue to rock Nepal — A monk inspects the damage at Nepalese heritage site Syambhunaath Stupa, also known as monkey temple, after a powerful earthquake struck Nepal, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. Narendra Shrestha—EPA

Rescue workers remove debris as they search for victims of earthquake in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. Niranjan Shrestha—AP

Nepalese policemen clear the debris at Basantapur Durbar Square, damaged in Saturday's earthquake, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015.Bernat Armangue—AP

Nepalese rescue personnel help a trapped earthquake survivor, center right, as his friend lies dead next to him in Swyambhu, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. — Nepalese rescue personnel help a trapped earthquake survivor, center right, as his friend lies dead next to him in Swayambhu, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015.Prakash Mathema—AFP/Getty Images

Injured people receive treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, on April 26, 2015, one day after a massive earthquake hit Nepal.Kishor Sharma for TIME

Bodies kept for identification at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, on April 26, 2015.Kishor Sharma for TIME

A woman weeps during the cremation of a victim of Saturdayís earthquake, at the Pashupatinath temple, on the banks of Bagmati river, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. — A woman weeps during the cremation of a victim of Saturday's earthquake, at the Pashupatinath temple, on the banks of Bagmati river, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015.Bernat Armangue—AP

Flames rise from burning funeral pyres during the cremation of victims of Saturday's earthquake, at the Pashupatinath temple on the banks of Bagmati river, in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015.Bernat Armangue—AP

People search for family members trapped inside collapsed houses a day after an earthquake in People search for family members trapped inside collapsed houses a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur on April 26, 2015. — People search for family members trapped inside collapsed houses a day after an earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal on April 26, 2015.Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters

People at the site of the collapsed Dharahara Tower, which fell in the earthquake that hit outside Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2015. — People at the site of the collapsed Dharahara Tower, which fell in the earthquake that hit outside Kathmandu on April 25, 2015.Kishor Sharma for TIME

People gathered at Tundikhel, an open ground in central Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 25, 2015. Many families spent their nights there in fear of aftershocks. — People gathered at Tundikhel, an open ground in central Kathmandu on April 25, 2015. Many families spent their nights there in fear of aftershocks.Kishor Sharma for TIME

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