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In pictures: Indonesia’s quake damage
At least 46 people have died after an earthquake of magnitute 7.0 shook Indonesia's Java island [AFP]
Published On 3 Sep 2009
3 Sep 2009
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Rescuers in Indonesia carry a dead body, a victim of a landslide and quake, through a crowd of villagers at Pamoyanan village in Cibinong [AFP]
A powerful earthquake rattled Indonesia's main island of Java earlier on Wednesday [AFP]
At least 15 people were killed and thousands more had to evacuate their workplace [AFP]
The major 7.0-magnitude earthquake sparked panic on the streets of Jakarta, the capital, and caused seismologists to issue a tsunami alert [AFP]
Buildings swayed violently for at least a minute and dozens of others collapsed [AFP]
Damaged buildings lined several streets in the West Java town of Sukabumi after the quake [AFP]
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The quake struck less than 200km south of Jakarta at a depth of 49 km, the US Geological Survey said [AFP]
At least 27 people were admitted to hospitals in Jakarta and the number of injured was still rising [EPA]
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