21.   Today the town looks like Alpine village meets Mall of America but has established a respectful balance between itself and nature.

22.   Towns are also looking to protect what land is left.

23.   Outlying towns look as if time has passed them by.

24.   And by noon Saturday the town looked deserted, except for police and looters.

25.   Before the attack, the town looked clean and prosperous with well-preserved old buildings standing proudly next to modern apartment blocks.

26.   Dirt and sandbag barricades in the streets, heavy equipment and soldiers building dikes and guarding against looters made some towns look as if they were ready for war.

27.   Dirt and sandbag barricades in the streets, heavy equipment and soldiers building dykes and guarding against looters made some towns look as if they were ready for war.

28.   From the air, the town looked like a war zone.

29.   Low-lying South Korean towns looked like huge garbage dumps Saturday.

30.   Now the town looks as if a twister hit.