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Thousands still trapped by quake

MAJOR INDONESIAN QUAKES

26 Dec 2004: Asian tsunami kills 170,000 in Indonesia alone
28 March 2005: About 1,300 killed after a magnitude 8.7 quake hits the coast of Sumatra
27 May 2006: Quake hits ancient city of Yogyakarta, killing 5,000
17 July 2006: A tsunami after a 7.7 magnitude quake in West Java province kills 550 people
30 Sept 2009: 7.6 magnitude quake near Sumatran city of Padang, thousands feared dead
1 Oct 2009: Second of two quakes near Padang, magnitude 6.8 - no damage or casualties reported


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The quake struck on 30.09.09 close to Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, destroying buildings

The main earthquake struck at 1716 local time (1016 GMT), some 85km (55 miles) under the sea, north-west of Padang

A second quake of 6.8 struck close to Padang at 0852 local time (0152 GMT) on 1.10.09

Sumatra lies close to the geological fault line that triggered the 2004 Asian tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

Geologists have long warned that Padang - a city of 900,000 people - could one day be completely destroyed by an earthquake because of its location.

Almost 3,000 people are still trapped under rubble following the powerful earthquake
More than 1,000 people are known to have died.
Rescue teams from several countries are heading to Padang to save lives.
Although rescue efforts focused on Padang, aid workers and reporters said that in rural areas thousands more buildings had been destroyed and whole villages flattened.
Indonesia appealed for more foreign aid to help the rescue effort.

A team of British firefighters has travelled to Indonesia.

Australi has sent a plane carrying engineering and health teams together with a 44-strong rescue team.

Other nations have also pledged aid to Indonesia, among them China ($500,000; £315,000), South Korea (43-strong rescue team and $500,000), and Germany ($1.5m).

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