Nepal Earthquake (IMAGE) University of Technology Sydney Caption The ruins of Nepal's Gorkha district after the 2015 earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people and injured 22,000. Tourism helped lead the way back. Credit EU/ECHO/Pierre Prakash Usage Restrictions CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Use with attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.