Rescue workers from Singapore prepare their equipment in Padang, Indonesia,
Rescue workers from Singapore prepare their equipment in Padang, Indonesia, Saturday 3 October, 2009. On 30 Sept 2009 a magnitude quake near the Indonesian city of Padang on the island of Sumatra. More than 1000 people were killed and 250,000 families affected through the total or partial loss of their homes and livelihoods. 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.
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Location: Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
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