But how could the survivors believe it was _________ （nature）? Everywhere they looked __________ （near） everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes _________ （be） gone. Bricks __________ （cover） the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow ______ away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for _________ （travel）. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of steel. Tens of thousands of cows would never give milk again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens were _________ （die）. Sand now filled the wells instead __________ water. Then, later that afternoon, another big quake________ was almost as strong as the first one shook Tang Shan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food and electricity were hard __________ （get）. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.