A Nepalese resident mourns the death of a relative following the earthquake in Kathmandu on April 26, 2015. -- PHOTO: AFP.
KATHMANDU (AFP): Reduced to piles of rubble and splintered wood, Nepal's rich cultural heritage has suffered a devastating blow from a massive earthquake that tore through the country, experts said Sunday.
In the heart of Kathmandu, many of a cluster of temples and statues built between the 12th and 18th centuries by the ancient kings of Nepal have collapsed, killing scores and trapping others underneath.
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