 Survivors of Indonesian quake found; 3,000 missing
(AP)
 03.10.2009 7:59  32 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Medical, Sumatra, Indonesian
 AP - Ratna Kurniasari Virgo lay surrounded by death for 40 hours — trapped with a broken leg between the collapsed walls of her college and the bodies of her dead friends. Her rescue Friday was a rare tale of survival two days after a massive Indonesian earthquake killed at least 715 people and left nearly 3,000 missing under the rubble of tens of thousands of buildings.
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| Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra
03.10.2009 5:32 23 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: International, Moss, Sumatra, Indonesian, Padang
International aid is starting to arrive in Sumatra following an appeal by the Indonesian government in the aftermath of Wednesday's powerful earthquake. More than 1,000 people are known to have died and up to 3,000 more are believed trapped beneath collapsed buildings in the city of Padang. Widespread destruction has also been reported in surrounding areas. Australia, Russia, the UK and the EU are among those sending emergency supplies, medics and rescue teams. Witnesses in Padang report a stench of decomposing bodies hanging over...
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| Survivors of Indonesian quake found; 3,000 missing
03.10.2009 0:54 35 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: General, Sumatra, Indonesian
The wail of ambulances and the stench of decomposing bodies met volunteers from dozens of relief agencies Friday as they poured into the worst-hit area around the regional capital of Padang. Block after block of toppled hotels, hospitals, office buildings and schools had yet to be searched and dozens of unclaimed corpses were laid out in the scorching sun at Dr. M. Djamil General Hospital, Padang's biggest, which was damaged in the quake. Wednesday's 7.6 magnitude temblor devastated a stretch of more than 60 miles (100 kilometers) 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...
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| 2 rescued days after Indonesia quake kills 715
(AP)
02.10.2009 21:42 26 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: Work, Rescuers, Indonesia, Sumatra, Indonesian
 AP - Rescuers pulled two women alive from their collapsed college, nearly two days after a powerful earthquake devastated western Indonesia, as cries for help from a flattened hotel spurred the frantic search for more survivors Friday.
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