1.   The people of this crippled city celebrated Monday.

2.   Continued fighting had led to fears of epidemics in the crippled city.

3.   Containing cholera and malaria outbreaks in the crippled city has been left up to local health volunteers.

4.   He said military columns had taken arms and ammunition to the mountains, while people left in the crippled city seemed fearful.

5.   Some Afghans who fled in recent days say Taliban authorities are dragging young men off to the army and desperately trying to prop up collapsing economies in crippled cities.

6.   The Kobe authorities attempted Wednesday to get their crippled city moving again after a devastating earthquake but faced major long-term transportation problems.