Video footage taken from a drone above Kathmandu has revealed the extent of the damage caused by the magnitude-7.8 quake which devastated the capital.
The images show toppled monuments, cracks across major roads and widespread damage to residential buildings across the city.
Among the historic buildings hit by the quake was the nine-storey Dharahara Tower - a UNESCO monument built as a watchtower in the 1800s - which the footage shows has been virtually levelled.
It comes after another video showed the moment rescue workers pulled a man alive from rubble after two days being trapped under a collapsed building in Kathmandu.
The man had been buried underneath the building in the Sitapayala area of the city since a massive earthquake hit the region on Saturday.
A team of Turkish rescuers managed to dig him out. His condition is not known, although he was conscious and moving his head as he was pulled out.
The number of people killed in the devastating magnitude-7.8 quake has risen above 3,700, while thousands of sick and wounded live out in the open because of the fear of more collapsing buildings.
Sky News Producer Neville Lazarus, speaking from Kathmandu Airport, said: "There are no facilities at the airport or any other government-organised facilities around the city," he said.
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