29 December 2009

Earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia

  2. A man stands in front of a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island. REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper
  3. A woman walks in front of a collapsed shopping mall after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island on 30 September 2009. REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper
  4. A family inspects the wreckage of their home in Padang, Sumatra, on October 1, 2009, following a massive earthquake which killed more than 1,100 people. AAP/AFP
  5. Volunteers search for victims under the ruins of a collapsed four-storey building in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island on 1 October 2009. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi
  6. Students escape from a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island on 30 September 2009. REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper
  7. An earthquake survivor is carried from a collapsed hotel in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island following the 7.6 magnitude quake, which killed more than 1,100 people. REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper

Thousands are feared dead after a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on 30 September 2009. A second quake hit the following day. There are reports of wide-scale destruction in the city of Padang where buildings, bridges and hospitals have collapsed. World Vision’s emergency response teams are on the ground now assessing the damage

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