At least 200 killed in Indonesia quake.Jakarta, Oct 1 (ANI): At least 200 people were reportedly feared killed in an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale Richter scale (rĭk`tər), measure of the magnitude of seismic waves from an earthquake, devised in 1935 by the American seismologist Charles F. Richter (1900–1985). near the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Wednesday afternoon. A disastrous relief spokesman said, at least 200 are dead and thousands are said to be buried under the rubble. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. reports, the death toll is likely to rise because there are many people still trapped in buildings, shops and hotels. A medical team is pressed into service and a field hospital had been set up as hundreds of people were suffering serious injuries. Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari said the quake Quake - A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993. was one of the biggest in Indonesia in recent years. The quake struck off the western coast of Sumatra Wednesday afternoon. A 6.2 magnitude aftershock af·ter·shock n. 1. A quake of lesser magnitude, usually one of a series, following a large earthquake in the same area. 2. followed 22 minutes later. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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