Indonesia quake kills 75, thousands trapped (AP)

Posted by Administrator on Sep 30th, 2009 and filed under National & World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Earthquake survivors receive medical treatment at a hospital in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. The powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.6. The quake was along the same fault line that spawned the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. (AP Photo/Tundra Laksamana)AP – A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings ? including two hospitals ? and triggering landslides. At least 75 people were killed on Sumatra island and the death toll was expected to climb sharply.


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