Strong 6.4-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia Oct 17, 2009
There was a lot of panic," said 38-year-old teacher Warca Dinata, who lives in a coastal village near Ujung Kulon. "We all ran out of our homes but now everything is OK." Geophysics Agency technical chief Suharjono told AFP the quake was the result of movement in the same plate that triggered a 7.6-magnitude quake on September 30, killing more than 1,000 people on Sumatra island. But he said it was impossible to say whether the two events were related. "We're not sure if the recent quake in West... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Indian Ocean Tsunami Drill Unfolds Across Region Oct 15, 2009
A series of recent disasters in Asia has raised fresh questions over the state of preparations including an earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island, and a series of tsunamis in Samoa and American Samoa. Some experts have questioned the effectiveness of early alert systems, particularly if the time interval between the alarm and the tsunami hitting the area is very short, as would be the case in Indonesia, which lies on the fault lines. (Fox News)
Indian Ocean nations test tsunami alerts Oct 14, 2009
Hundreds of people have died in a series of recent disasters in Asia, including a devastating earthquake off the coast of Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island, and a series of tsunamis in Samoa and American Samoa. ID:nSP24809. (AlertNet)
Indonesian villages become mass graves Oct 13, 2009
6-magnitude quake that struck Sumatra island on September 30 had been made in consultation with the local community, said Padang Pariaman district police chief Uden Kusumawijaya. The disaster, which also devastated the nearby city of Padang, killed 809 people, according to the latest official death toll. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Aid groups target Sumatras traumatized kids Oct 12, 2009
Like many child survivors of the huge earthquake on Sumatra island on Sept. 30, Vahrasya has been left traumatized by a disaster that the UN says killed upwards of 1,100 people. As international aid pours in and authorities clean up buildings shattered in the quake, a small number of relief groups are working to repair widespread shock before it sets in and becomes lasting psychological damage. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Indian yield hits sugar prices abroad Oct 9, 2009
Coffee bean exports from Indonesias main producing provinces on Sumatra island tumbled almost 15% to 39,435 tonnes in September, the third consecutive monthly decline, because of a holiday and low prices, data from the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters showed on Thursday. Indonesia, with the worlds largest Muslim population, marked the festival at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on September 20. (India Times)
Pacific: new tsunami alert Oct 8, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Sumatra island which is feared to have killed 3000 people. Just minutes before the Pacific tremors, a strong 6. (iAfrica.com)
Indonesia mulls declaring villages mass graves Oct 7, 2009
6-magnitude quake and obliterated four adjacent villages in Padang Pariaman district of Sumatra island. West Sumatra Governor Gamawan Fauzi said most of the dead would probably never be found or would be in such a state of decay that it would be better to leave them where they were. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Haunted by the faces of the dead Oct 7, 2009
One of the few survivors after a major earthquake dislodged hillsides around four adjacent villages on Sumatra island a week ago, the 62-year-old has been called upon to identify the bodies being plucked one-by-one from the earth. But he has had enough. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Road restoration should be prioritized in quake-hit zone: experts Oct 6, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake last Wednesday as the province is the main connector to other provinces in Sumatra Island, economists told Xinhua on Tuesday. "Although West Sumatra's regional gross domestic product only contribute 1.6 percent nationally, we must not forget that roads in the province connect to other provinces, like Jambi and Riau aspart of Trans Sumatra strip. So, I think the infrastructure should be fixed first," said Hendri Saparini, an economist from Indonesia Bangkit, a prominent... (Xinhuanet, China)
Indonesia earthquake: Rescue teams refocus on survivors Oct 6, 2009
Bangkok, Thailand - Indonesian and foreign rescue teams are continuing to claw through the rubble in search of survivors from Wednesday's earthquake off Sumatra island. But, as hopes fade of finding more people alive, government officials said the aid effort should focus on those left destitute by the disaster. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Rains hold up search for survivors in Indonesia Oct 6, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake in Sumatra island, setting up tents for the tens of thousands of homeless and providing them food and drinking water. Vice President Jusuf Kalla said there was little hope of finding anyone alive. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Indonesia calls off search for missing survivors Oct 6, 2009
6-magnitude temblor in Sumatra island is expected to be in the thousands once the missing people are declared dead. The U.N. has said 1,100 people died, while the government puts the toll at 603. (MSNBC -- International)
Voice heard in rubble 6 days after Indonesia quake Oct 6, 2009
6-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Interview: Indonesia should speed up efforts to fix infrastructures after quake Oct 5, 2009
PADANG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has to speed up efforts to fix infrastructures at three provinces in Sumatra Island that was damaged by a 7. 6 Richter scale-earthquake on Wednesday to revive local economy that has national impact, economists told Xinhua on Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Aid push to wiped out villages Oct 5, 2009
PADANG, Indonesia, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Rescuers and aid workers were fanning out on Monday into the hills of Indonesia's Sumatra island, where hundreds of people were buried in landslides triggered by an earthquake that may have killed 3,000. In the shattered city of Padang, which bore the brunt Wednesday's 7. (AlertNet)
Indonesia's Central Bank Keeps Rate Unchanged as Inflation Risks Increase Oct 5, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesias Sumatra island on Sept. 30 was unlikely to have any major impact on inflation as the three regions hit by the temblor only have a 2. 7 percent weight in the nations consumer price index. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Schools hold class in tents after Indonesia quake Oct 5, 2009
UNICEF provided tents and basic supplies for schools in three of 10 districts along the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island that was hit by Wednesday's 7. 6 magnitude temblor likely to have killed thousands. (Honolulu Advertiser)
SAF medical team treats patients in quake-hit Indonesia Oct 5, 2009
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Landslides threaten Indonesia quake victims Oct 5, 2009
The death toll from Wednesday's temblor in Sumatra island is expected to be in the thousands once the missing people are declared dead. The U.N. has said 1,100 people died, while the government puts the toll at 603. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Trapped Quake Survivor Texts Oct 4, 2009
The quake devastated more than 60 miles along the western coast of Sumatra island, prompting a huge international aid operation in a country that sits on a major geological fault zone and has dozens of quakes every year. More than 20,000 houses and buildings were destroyed and 2,400 people hospitalized across seven districts, said Priyadi Kardono, a spokesman for the national disaster agency. (Fox News)
Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig corpses Oct 4, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake was becoming apparent Saturday, as aid workers and government officials reached remote villages in the hills along Sumatra island's western coast ... Officials said at least 644 people were buried and presumed dead in the hillside villages in Padang Pariaman district on the western coast of Sumatra island. (USA Today)
Indonesians Use Hands to Dig Corpses Oct 4, 2009
Officials said at least 644 people were buried and presumed dead in the hillside villages in Padang Pariaman district on the western coast of Sumatra island. If confirmed it would raise the death toll in Wednesday's 7. (Fox News)
Officials: Quake Wiped Out Entire Villages Oct 4, 2009
Sumatra Island was stuck by a second earthquake in two days, Kelly Cobiella reports ... 6-magnitude earthquake was becoming apparent three days later as aid workers and government officials reached remote villages in the hills along Sumatra island's western coast. (CBS News)
Two women found alive in quake's rubble (35) Oct 4, 2009
6-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island ... The quake toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island ... 6-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Volunteers pour into Indonesia to find missing Oct 4, 2009
6 magnitude temblor devastated a stretch of more than 60 miles along the western coast of Sumatra island, prompting a massive international aid operation in a country where earthquakes have taken a huge human toll in recent years. The United Nations estimates that the death toll from this quake could rise to 1,100. (San Francisco Chronicle)
24 Aussies still missing after Sumatra quake Oct 4, 2009
A man sits on a motorcycle outside a collapsed shopping mall after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island. Photo: Reuters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
New 6.1-magnitude quake rocks eastern Indonesia Oct 4, 2009
6-magnitude quake rocked Sumatra island in the west of the country, burying thousands and devastating the city of Padang and surrounding villages. A man sits on a motorcycle outside a collapsed shopping mall after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Hopes fading in search for survivors Oct 4, 2009
The quake devastated more than 100km along the western coast of Sumatra island, prompting a huge international aid operation in a country that sits on a major geological fault zone and has dozens of quakes every year. The UN estimated the death toll could rise to 1,100. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Earthquakes Crumble Indonesia's Buildings as Construction Codes Ignored Oct 3, 2009
Indonesia today reduced its death toll from the earthquake on Sumatra island to 467 from 770, as rescuers raced to find survivors. Indonesia has suffered more deaths from natural disasters in the past 30 years than any other country besides Ethiopia and Bangladesh, according to compiled by Belgiums Universite Catholique de Louvain. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Indonesia: 3,000 People Still Trapped in Quake Rubble Oct 3, 2009
Sumatra Island was stuck by a second earthquake in two days, Kelly Cobiella reports ... 6-magnitude quake that toppled thousands of buildings on Sumatra island, stricken residents in a district north of the hard-hit city of Padang, had yet to receive help. (CBS News)
SCDF sends 42-member team to Padang Oct 3, 2009
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Indonesian disaster leaves whole villages buried Oct 3, 2009
AFP journalists travelling from the coastal area on Sumatra island to the surrounding mountains encountered dozens of devastated houses on the steep roads, and then four villages buried by landslides. A search and rescue officer from the local government named Topan said that up to 400 people could have perished in the four hillside villages alone. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Asian Economies May Escape From `Almost Unprecedented' Natural Disasters Oct 3, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake that struck off Indonesias Sumatra island on Sept. 30, according to the UN. The toll will probably rise as rescuers reach damaged areas, , the agencys humanitarian chief, said Oct. 1. Disaster Hot Spot. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
List Of Countries That Have Sent Aid To Indonesia Oct 3, 2009
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Quake rescue underway in Indonesia Oct 3, 2009
PADANG, Indonesia, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Over 3,000 rescuers, including soldiers, policemen, paramedics, fire fighters and volunteers, are striving to evacuate the victims of Wednesday's strong quake in West Sumatra province of Sumatra island ... JAKARTA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that rehabilitation for damaged infrastructures and buildings in the earthquake-hit areas in Sumatra Island will need 3-4 trillion rupiah (about 300-400 million U.S. dollars), the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Stanford Grad Gives $33M For Stem Cell Research Oct 2, 2009
The death toll from a powerful quake on Indonesia's Sumatra island has climbed to 1,100 people by one U.N. estimate and is feared to continue to grow with thousands still missing and feared trapped in collapsed. Oct 1, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Teenager buried by quake rescued 40 hours later Oct 2, 2009
Medical teams, search dogs, backhoes and emergency supplies were flown into the devastated western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday to bolster frantic rescue attempts for thousands buried by a powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Indonesia seeks aid as time runs out for quake victims Oct 2, 2009
Their chance of survival is about 20 percent," Indonesian Red Crescent secretary general Djazuli Ambari told AFP. The United Nations said in New York on Thursday that 1,100 have died in the disaster. The government puts the death toll at 777, but said that figure would be revised upwards. The first rescue flights laden with food, medicine and body bags arrived on Sumatra island on Thursday and many more were expected Friday. Scene: Padang residents face night in rubble A slew of international... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Thousand dead: Indonesia Oct 2, 2009
The first rescue flights laden with food, medicine and body bags arrived in the devastated region on Sumatra island as another powerful quake struck further south, causing more injuries and sparking panic. Wednesday afternoon's 7. (iAfrica.com)
9119 Dead, Villages 'Wiped Out' in Samoa Tsunami» Oct 2, 2009
6-magnitude quake toppled buildings, cut power and triggered a landslide on Sumatra island, and at least 75 people were reported killed. Experts said the seismic events were not related. (Fox News)
Indonesia earthquake toll rises as survivors await relief Oct 2, 2009
Motorcycles drive past a damaged shopping complex in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday. Crack Palinggi/Reuters. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Indonesian quake toll at 1,100 Oct 2, 2009
Soldiers and volunteers carried a survivor from the wreckage of a collapsed hotel in Padang, on Indonesia s Sumatra Island, yesterday. Officials said the death toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. (Boston Globe)
Photo gallery Oct 2, 2009
REUTERS/Muhammad Fitrah/Singgalang Newspaper (INDONESIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) Students walk out from a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island September 30, 2009 ... 6 magnitude earthquake struck off the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, killing at least 75 people and trapping thousands under rubble, officials said ... REUTERS/Stringer (INDONESIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) QUALITY FROM SOURCE A man sits near injured residents lying in... (AlertNet)
Quakes Rock Pacific Islands Oct 2, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra Island, appeared to have been borne by Padang. The death toll throughout Indonesia is over 700 and thousands are homeless. (National Geographic)
Indonesia earthquake toll may exceed 1,000 as second temblor hits Oct 2, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra island, appeared to have been borne by the city of Padang, where a government official said most the deaths occured. The region was jolted by another powerful earthquake Thursday morning, causing damage but no reported fatalities. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Indonesia quake kills 75 Oct 1, 2009
At least 75 people were killed and thousands more trapped underneath rubble after a major earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, officials said, with fears the death toll would yet rise. Large buildings including hospitals and hotels caved in, homes fell down and fires raged in the coastal city of Padang, home to nearly a million people, as communications and power remained cut hours after the 7. (iAfrica.com)
Tsunami Brings Loss, Anguish to Samoas Oct 1, 2009
Meanwhile, government official raised the death toll from a Wednesday earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island to 467 Thursday morning, as anxious rescuers worked to pull survivors from the rubble even as a powerful aftershock rocked the quake-prone island nation. Scientists say the Indonesia quakes and the temblor which inundated the Samoas with ocean water were unrelated seismic events. (CBS News)
Click to read:Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Nears 500 Oct 1, 2009
A geologist looks at a screen showing the seismograph reading of the powerful earthquake that rocked Sumatra island at the office of Indonesia's meteorological agency in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday ... (CBS/AP) A government official raised the death toll from Wednesday's earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island to 467 on Thursday morning, as anxious rescuers worked to pull survivors from the rubble even as a powerful aftershock rocked the quake-prone island nation ... There were no deaths or... (CBS News)
2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 467 Oct 1, 2009
This Wendesday, Sept. 30, 2009 image made from video shows patients being treated in a hospital in Padang, Indonesia after a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island ... This Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 image made from video shows a burning structure in Padang, Indonesia after a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island ... This Wendesday, Sept. 30, 2009 image made from video shows burning wreckage on the street in Padang, Indonesia after a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island. (Albany Times Union)
Strong earthquakes may weaken distant fault lines Oct 1, 2009
The researchers will also for changes at Parkfield to see if they can detect a significant impact from recent powerful earthquakes this week in Samoa and on Indonesia's Sumatra island ... A soldier and volunteers search for victims under the ruins of a collapsed four-storey building in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island October 1, 2009. (AlertNet)
Video: Indonesia rocked by earthquake Oct 1, 2009
Sep 30 - A powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island has left scores dead and thousands of people trapped under rubble ... Residents stand near the bodies of earthquake victims at a hospital in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island October 1, 2009. (AlertNet)
Indonesia quake toll could hit "thousands" -health minister Oct 1, 2009
6, hit another part of Sumatra island on Thursday, causing fresh panic ... A soldier and volunteers search for victims under the ruins of a collapsed four-storey building in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island October 1, 2009. (AlertNet)
Quotations of the day Oct 1, 2009
"We are overwhelmed with victims and ... lack of clean water, electricity and telecommunications. We really need help. We call on people to come to Padang to evacuate bodies and help the injured." - Fauzi Bahar, mayor of the Sumatra island city of Padang, where at least 367 people died in an earthquake. A second earthquake struck western Indonesia a day after the first, with thousands still trapped under collapsed buildings. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Quotations of the day Oct 1, 2009
"We are overwhelmed with victims and ... lack of clean water, electricity and telecommunications. We really need help. We call on people to come to Padang to evacuate bodies and help the injured." - Fauzi Bahar, mayor of the Sumatra island city of Padang, where at least 367 people died in an earthquake. A second earthquake struck western Indonesia a day after the first, with thousands still trapped under collapsed buildings. (Anchorage Daily News)
Indonesia quake kills hundreds, traps more Oct 1, 2009
The temblor Wednesday started fires, severed roads and cut off power and communications to Padang, a coastal city of 900,000 on Sumatra island. Thousands fled in panic, fearing a tsunami. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Second quake hits Indo Oct 1, 2009
0-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday southeast of the site of an earlier powerful quake that left more than 1000 feared dead, geologists said. The quake hit on land at 8. (iAfrica.com)
Recent major quakes, tsunamis around the world Oct 1, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra island, with upwards of 1,000 people feared dead and many more trapped in rubble ... 1-magnitude undersea quake off the coast of Sumatra island triggers a tsunami that kills 220,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean, including 168,000 in Indonesia and several in India and Sri Lanka. (India Times, India)
Official: Death in Indonesia quake hits 467 Oct 1, 2009
JAKARTA, Indonesia - The death toll in Wednesday's powerful earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island reached 467 on Thursday, a government official said ... The temblor Wednesday started fires, severed roads and cut off power and communications to Padang, a coastal city of 900,000 on Sumatra island. (MSNBC -- Race)
Earthquake hits Indonesia Oct 1, 2009
A powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island leaves scores dead and thousands of people trapped under rubble ... A man sits on a motorcycle outside a collapsed shopping mall after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Thousands Trapped In Indonesia Quake... Oct 1, 2009
A man sits on a motorcycle outside a collapsed shopping mall after an earthquake hit Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 200 people and trapping thousands of people beneath flattened buildings. (The Drudge Report)
Horror in Pacific tourist paradise... Oct 1, 2009
Race against time: A soldier and volunteers look for victims under the ruins of a collapsed four-storey building in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island after the first earthquake hit yesterday afternoon. There were also concerns for several other Britons who failed to contact relatives after entire villages were flattened or washed into the sea. (The Drudge Report)
75 dead in Indonesian earthquake Oct 1, 2009
A video grab shows a foot among the wreckage of a building following an earthquake in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island September 30, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Read the story Oct 1, 2009
A geologist looks at a screen showing the seismograph reading of the powerful earthquake that rocked Sumatra island at the office of Indonesia's meteorological agency in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday ... The U.S. Geological Survey said another powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia at 8:52 a.m. local time Thursday on Sumatra Island, about 180 miles away from the more powerful quake Wednesday. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Indonesia earthquake death toll reaches 529 Oct 1, 2009
6-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island was expected to rise as rescuers dig through the rubble, sometimes by hand, in heavily populated cities ... Students run near a collapsed university building after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday. (Florida Today)
