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(Associated Press) from Indonesia.
YOGYAKARTA, May 27. — A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early today as people slept, killing more than 3,000 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami. “The numbers just keep rising,” said Mr Arifin Muhadi of the Indonesian Red Cross.
The powerful earthquake in central Indonesia has its epicentre close to the rumbling Mount Merapi volcano. The activity increased soon after the temblor as hot clouds and debris avalanched some 3.5 km down the western flank of Mount Merapi.
Sixteen hours after the quake struck, the number of dead stood at 3,068, said the social affairs ministry official with two-thirds of the fatalities occurring in the devastated district of Bantul. Read More...
Helen Under SnowPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(Associated Press) from Indonesia.
YOGYAKARTA, May 27. — A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early today as people slept, killing more than 3,000 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami. “The numbers just keep rising,” said Mr Arifin Muhadi of the Indonesian Red Cross.
The powerful earthquake in central Indonesia has its epicentre close to the rumbling Mount Merapi volcano. The activity increased soon after the temblor as hot clouds and debris avalanched some 3.5 km down the western flank of Mount Merapi.
Sixteen hours after the quake struck, the number of dead stood at 3,068, said the social affairs ministry official with two-thirds of the fatalities occurring in the devastated district of Bantul.
