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Michelle
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posted 30 May 2006 04:44 AM      Profile for Michelle   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I couldn't find a thread on this yet - has one been started elsewhere? I've been hearing about it on the news for the past couple of days.

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The quake levelled tens of thousands of poorly constructed homes into piles of bricks, tiles and wood in less than a minute, as many victims slept or were preparing breakfast.

The head of an emergency response team from Malaysia said it didn't expect to find any more survivors or bodies under the rubble.

“The collapsed homes were all so small that anyone who was trapped would have been extracted by their family members,” said Supterintendant Abdul Aziz Ahmad. He said his team had only found one body Monday after searching in the worst-hit Bantul district.

Many survivors — who have endured several torrential rain storms and hours baking under the tropical sun — have complained of receiving little or no assistance.


Aid arrives for Indonesian quake victims


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