▁and ▁crack ing ▁of ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁Dam age ▁▁ ▁The ▁three ▁major ▁towns ▁of ▁the ▁Kath m and u ▁Valley ▁in ▁Nep al — K ath m and u , ▁Bh akt ap ur ▁and ▁Pat an — w ere ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁and ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁buildings ▁col lapsed . ▁Lar ge ▁cra cks ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁several ▁roads ▁were ▁dam aged ▁in ▁Kath m and u ; ▁however , ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁P ash up atin ath , ▁the ▁guard ian ▁de ity ▁of ▁Nep al , ▁escaped ▁any ▁damage . ▁ ▁In ▁Sit amar hi , ▁not ▁a ▁single ▁house ▁was ▁left ▁standing . ▁In ▁Bh ag al pur ▁district ▁ ▁many ▁buildings ▁ ▁have ▁been ▁col lapsed . ▁In ▁Pat na , ▁only ▁one ▁castle ▁remained ▁standing , ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁being ▁turned ▁to ▁rub ble . ▁In ▁Raj n agar , ▁near ▁Mad h ub ani , ▁all ▁the ▁K ut cha ▁buildings ▁col lapsed . ▁The ▁buildings ▁of ▁Dar b hang a ▁Raj , ▁including ▁the ▁famous ▁Nav lak ha ▁Palace , ▁were ▁sever ely ▁dam aged . ▁In ▁J h aria ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁led ▁to ▁further ▁spread ▁of ▁under ground ▁fire . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Bir gun j ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁tele phone ▁line ▁to ▁Kath m and u . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁was ▁ 1 0 , 7 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁