1.   Blinding snow slowed helicopter evacuations of trapped rural residents and deliveries of generators, medical supplies, bedding, and food.

2.   Thick black smoke filled the building and seeped into apartments terrifying the trapped residents who opened windows to gasp for fresh air.

3.   The trapped residents have subsisted on maize flour and live in flimsy shelters.

4.   Police officers and firefighters were searching for trapped residents, traveling the streets by boat to look through buildings as helicopters hovered overhead.

5.   Police officers and firefighters continued their tireless search for trapped residents, traveling the streets by boat to look through buildings as helicopters hovered overhead.

6.   Police officers and firefighters continued their search for trapped residents, traveling the streets by boat to look through buildings as helicopters hovered overhead.

7.   Rescue workers had to smash balcony windows to reach trapped residents, who were then wrapped in blankets and carried out.