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People drag out their motorcycle from the ruins of their house in Padang
01 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
People drag out their motorcycle from the ruins of their house in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island October 1, 2009. Thousands may have died in an earthquake that struck the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island, a minister said on Thursday, with officials saying many victims remained buried under toppled buildings. The 7.6 magnitude quake hit Padang on Wednesday afternoon, knocking over hundreds of buildings, but with communications patchy it was hard to determine the extent of the destruction and loss of life. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi (INDONESIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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