Signs: Everywhere survivors looked ,there was nothing but ruins.
City things: About 75 percent of the city's factories and buildings,
90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.
Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves.
Most bridges had fallen of were not safe to cross.
The railway tracks were now useless pieces of metal.
Animals: Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs,
and millions of chickens were dead.
Wells: Sand now filled the wells instead of water.
People: 150,000 soldiers to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.
10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care.
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
Changes: The new city has become a home to more than seven million people,
with great improvements in transportation,industry and environment.
Meaning: In times of disaster ,people must unify
and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.
