Closest to the earthquake’s epicenter in the Indian Ocean, the rural district of Padang Pariaman was the hardest hit. Its villages and the road that connected them were destroyed and hidden under the flattened mountains (Photo by Norimitsu Onishi and Peter Gelling). PADANG PARIAMAN, Indonesia — Relatives of the thousands missing from the quake Wednesday are angry help has been too slow. Rescue workers said finding survivors three days later were unlikely. The death toll was at more than 1,000 from the 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia, according to the United Nations Saturday. – The New York Times, Oct. 3, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/world/asia/04indo.html.
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ReplyDeleteSuch an amazing thing that Mother Nature can do. Sad story but also unbelievable knowing all the terrible stuff that has been done.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your summary. There is so much information in a story like this, and you did good at pin pointing the specific details.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad. I've been reading a lot of news articles lately on the effect that the quake and tsunami has had specifically on the Philippines. Some of my family had visited there ten years ago to work with an orphanage, and I am good friends with a girl who had lived there. I almost feel connected to it. It is very sad.
ReplyDeleteGood summary.
This is really sad. Great job on your summary though. I thought you did a really good job at picking out the most important details.
ReplyDeleteI also really like how you include pictures with your summaries!
Excellent job. Again, I love your use of pictures. It's sad that these type of things happen.
ReplyDeleteWow, that picture is incredible. It is so horrible to think about having to deal with that kind of situation, where you have no control. My heart goes out to those in Indonesia that lost someone in the quake. You do a great job of summarizing, it was quick to read and covered all the important details.
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