All those feelings and more permeated cities, villages and camps around Nepal on Saturday, after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck around midday.

Hours later, after a wave of relentless aftershocks, many people still were too scared to go back inside any buildings. Others crowded around rubble, including men and women racing to rescue those trapped. And then are the hundreds already confirmed dead, not to mention the hundreds more who suffered injuries.

Below are some accounts from witnesses in the mountainous Asian nation, in their own words.

Brabim Kumar in Kathmandu
Kumar posted a photo of people in his neighborhood sheltering in a makeshift tent after the quake.



He sent updates via Twitter about what he was seeing in the Lalitpur District of Kathmandu.

"It's getting dark, no power and no water supply in Lalitpur area, but people are helping each other with food and other items

"Almost everyone staying outside home...Hard time for small kids & older people

"People are very worried & are planning to stay out on the street overnight, but they lack sufficient food & water."

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