Cyclones, floods, tsunamis in Asia, and late today it’s an earthquake in Indonesia that may have killed hundreds of people, the government there says of the most recent disaster to strike. Sumatra was hit by a 7.6 earthquake centred 50 km off its coast, and 75 people are known to have died but hundreds are trapped under rubble. Flights to Padang have been canceled and the electricity and most telecommunications are out in the area, increasing the difficulty of rescue work. BBC, Guardian, UK, Jakarta Post
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 30 September 2009 at 19:07 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 30 September 2009.
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Tags: 7.6 Richter scale, buried, deaths, earthquake, electricity, Indonesia, Padang, rubble
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