Rescue teams have shifted from searching for survivors to channelling aid to thousands of victims almost a week after a deadly earthquake struck west Sumatra [Reuters]
Published On 5 Oct 20095 Oct 2009
The 7.6 magnitude quake caused massive loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure [Reuters]
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The quake flattened concrete buildings in Padang and triggered massive landslides that buried entire villages in remote areas around the city [AFP]
The UN estimates more than 1,100 people died in the disaster while thousands more are still buried in debris and mud [GALLO/GETTY]
Rescue teams from Europe, Japan and Malaysia were in Padang to assist their Indonesian counterparts in evacuation and recovery efforts [AFP]
Five days after the quake hit, government officials said hope had faded that more survivors would be found alive in the rubble [Reuters]
Recovery teams faced the grim task of retrieving hundreds of decaying bodies with thousands more believed to be buried [AFP]
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Aid agencies said water and shelter were top-priority items in the outlying areas where aid has yet to reach many survivors [GALLO/GETTY]
