article_snippet.sent: The damage was everywhere.
article_snippet.sent: The earthquake and its aftershocks have turned one of the world's most scenic regions into a panorama of devastation.
article_snippet.sent: The journey towards my family home in Sitapaila was a map of quake destruction, with many houses -- old and new -- torn apart," wrote freelance journalist Sunir Pandey.
article_snippet.sent: A high wall surrounding a monastery had collapsed and the nuns had run to a nearby field," a man who is hurt but alive wrote.
article_snippet.sent: Many of the city's centuries-old buildings, which had stood stalwart for generations and provided a sense of national pride, have been toppled.
article_snippet.sent: Dozens of bodies were pulled from Dharahara, the historic nine-story tower that came crashing down during the aftershocks.