Armed soldiers are guarding the streets of Nepal’s capital and ordering people to stay home in an attempt to restore order after protesters stormed and set fire to government buildings and attacked politicians.

Nepal's army has deployed patrols on the streets of Kathmandu, as the Himalayan nation reels from the worst unrest it has seen in decades.Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled further on Tuesday into arson and violence.

China said it hopes Nepal can restore order soon after deadly protests led by disaffected Gen Z erupted and brought down the government. The parliament and other official buildings were torched, along with the homes of political leaders.

Armed soldiers guarded Nepal's parliament on Wednesday, amid streets deserted after indefinite curfew was clamped on the capital, Kathmandu, following two days of deadly anti-graft protests that spurred Prime Minister K.

A social media ban that aimed to stifle an anti-corruption movement sparked unrest leaving at least 22 dead since Monday.

One analyst told Newsweek the protests are part of a "generational reckoning against a culture of political impunity."

Over 20 people have now been killed as protests escalated on the second day of unrest, with Nepal's Prime Minister resigning.

Nepal’s government has faced violent protests over a ban on popular social media platforms, leading to police use of deadly force and the resignation of the prime minister

Nepal’s prime minister has resigned after more than a dozen people were killed and hundreds injured during youth-led protests sparked by a government ban on social media platforms, widespread corruption,

The Nepali Army deployed troops on Kathmandu’s streets Tuesday evening to contain the violent unrest that forced the political leadership to step down, fueling instability in the South Asian nation.