Reuters witnesses said many houses had been flattened and the city squares were packed with crying children and the homeless , huddled in blankets to protect them from the cold .
Reuters witnesses said many houses had been flattened and the city squares were packed with crying children and the homeless , huddled in blankets to protect them from the cold .
Reuters witnesses said public squares were packed with crying children and people left homeless , huddled in blankets to protect them from the cold .