1 the water in the village wells rose and fell,rose and fell
2 the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.but the one million people of the city,who thiught little of these events,were asleep as usual that night
3 A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut across houses,roads and canals.
4 Steam burst from holes in the ground.Hard hills of rock became rivers of dir
5 The number of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000
6 The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
7 Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves