SurfAid Padang Earthquake Update 3/10/09
Two major earthquakes have hit the Padang, West Sumatra, region – the initial 7.6 on Wednesday evening and then a 6.6 quake on Thursday morning. Padang, the gateway to the Mentawai Islands and where most of the surf charter boats are based, has been seriously damaged and the death toll is more than 1,100 but […]
Sumatra quake
From the West Australian A powerful earthquake wreaked havoc on the Indonesian island of Sumatra overnight, with officials saying it could have killed more than 1000 people as homes and buildings collapsed. At least 75 people were confirmed dead after hospitals and hotels crumbled, and as fires raged in the coastal city of Padang, home […]