12,225 fatalities resulted from the earthquake. an additional 2,776 people were injured, along with 21,310 houses either destroyed or too damaged to repair. 35 percent of domestic livestock was also killed, and several landslides and rock falls followed the rupture. 21,000 houses were destroyed, mainly because they were made up of mud and brick. over 7,500 were buried in 31 individual villages, followed by reports from 60 additional villages. in these villages, however, 26,618 survived. one hospital in tehran was "packed" with over 2,500 victims.