30/09/09: A powerful earthquake hits Indonesia that left 75 dead. It strucked off in he city of Padang, Sumatra Island. The death toll was likely to rise further as many buildings, including hotels, schools and shops had collapsed, Vice President Jusuf Kalla told a news conference in Jakarta. TV footage showed devastation, with piles of rubble and smashed houses after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which caused widespread panic across the city of 900000 people. Rustam Pakaya, the head of the …
