Hundreds die in Indonesian quake, page 1

posted on May, 27 2006 @ 04:51 AM

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More than 1,900 people have been killed and thousands more injured by a strong earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java, officials have said.
The quake, measuring 6.2, flattened buildings in a densely-populated area near the city of Yogyakarta on the southern coast of Java.

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'Concrete chunks'

The quake hit at 0554 local time (2253 GMT Friday), around 25km (15 miles) south of the city of Yogyakarta, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia's ancient royal capital and one of its biggest cities, is about 440km (275 miles) south-east of the capital, Jakarta.

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over 1200 people have been killed with thousends left homeless, i feel sorry for them almost every year they suffer something worse.

[edit on 29-5-2006 by asala]

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posted on May, 29 2006 @ 08:31 PM

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It's really quite horrible, and there is very little international response.

Now the numbers have exceeded 5000 dead.

asala

posted on May, 29 2006 @ 08:35 PM

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Please come take a peek on my topic on this matter, the thread is being updated all the time

Asala