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VIDEO: Indonesia quake survivor cuts off his own leg
11 Oct 2009 15:37:00 GMT
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A man trapped under rubble after the huge quake that hit Indonesia tells how he amputated his own leg to free himself. Indonesia's official toll from the quake is 704 dead and 295 missing, but the health minister said it could reach 3,000. Paul Chapman reports.




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A woman cleans a candle holder in front of her house after an earthquake in Padang, Indonesia's West Sumatra province October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi (INDONESIA DISASTER) ...


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