31.   Among the wrecked buildings are three banks plus two showrooms for Japanese cars, a barracks for women soldiers and an office belonging to the Agriculture Ministry.

32.   But the war is not far away and the dozens of tanks and military trucks which rumble through the streets lined with wrecked buildings are a reminder.

33.   Rescue crews were combing through wrecked buildings and debris searching for survivors.

34.   The local administration decided to restrict access to the disaster area to prevent epidemics and all the wrecked buildings still standing were to be pulled down.