One fifth of the city's population - about 310,000 people
- were left homeless, 6,440 buildings were destroyed, and 6,000 people were killed.
There were many problems for the survivors and the rescuers. Many parts of the city had no water,either for drinking or for washing. Many roads were destroyed,so it was impossible at first to take food,water, and medicine to injured people. And the weather was cold!