Second powerful quake Indonesia kills nine people
PADANG - A second powerful earthquake in as many days jolted Southeast Asia and triggered a regional tsunami warning last Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing by foot, motorcycle and truck.
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At least nine people were killed and 49 hurt in the twin tremors, which caused tall buildings to sway in at least three countries. All the deaths and injuries occurred in Indonesia. There was no immediate information on casualties in other affected countries.
On Wednesday, an 8.4-magnitude earthquake spawned a small nondestructive tsunami off the Indonesian city of Padang on Sumatra, the island ravaged by the 2004 killer waves. A tsunami warning was issued across much of Asia and nations as far away as Africa. Thursday’s magnitude-7.8 quake rattled the same area of Sumatra and caused extensive damage.
„At least five large buildings -including mosques, houses and a school- collapsed”, said Surya Budhi, who was overseeing emergency response in Padang. Thousands of frightened people piled in trucks or sought shelter on high ground.
After Wednesday’s quake, many people refused to return to their homes, fearing a repeat of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami off Sumatra that struck a dozen nations around the Indian Ocean. That disaster killed an estimated 230,000 people in a dozen nations, most of them in Indonesia’s Aceh province. (AP)
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