We doubled up our pace as we nearly broke into a run as we entered the gate. The moment we entered the gate, we were taken back by surprise by the sight before us.
Two houses made from stones and clay seemed to have caved in from the outside. In fact, it was actually trampled by some kind of beast! There was a lot of debris that was being strewn across the ground and throngs of people were running back and forth in a frenzied manner, shouting to their loved ones as they gathered up whatever stuff they could find to be of some use that could be salvaged from the wrecked houses. We immediately went around and asking the residents to quickly locate Gao that was helping out with the rest of the stricken residents.
"Gao...! Are you alright? What happened here, actually? How come the houses w
