Wagons covered with white and red tents held the center of the train.

Almost a kay from us, still to the east of the spring, was a level space filled with tents.

"It's amazing what they do with tents these days," the commissioner said.

Those with tents were given a day to remove them and abandon their communities.

The length and breadth of the entire area was filled with tents.

Still, local officials were calling for assistance, with tents a particularly pressing need.

And since work with tents was new to me, I would have to ask for such an addition to my tenthold.

"For the rest, we have no choice but to provide them with tents," she said.

With very few tents available, the living and the dead were left to the elements.

She stood staring at the football field, which was covered with tents, cars and trucks.