Today, the streets of Kathmandu felt worlds apart from just 12 hours before.

Gone were the thousands of protestors rejoicing as they saw the symbols of Nepal's political class in flames. Gone were the cries of "revolution".

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Sky's Cordelia Lynch is in Kathmandu, where Nepal's prime minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned after violent anti-corruption protests.

The roads were quiet, a silence punctuated only by the sound of military vehicles passing.

The army, who were strikingly absent yesterday as politicians and government buildings came under attack, were back out in force - guarding those institutions and enforcing a curfew.

Image: Soldiers stand guard outside Nepal's parliament, damaged from a fire set during the

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