The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued then dropped a warning for some 25 South Pacific countries after three massive earthquakes struck the coastline off Vanuatu. The resulting tidal wave was only 3 to 10 centimetres high.
Rescue efforts were called off in the city of Padang on Indonesia's quake-hit Sumatra island on Monday, as fears loom over outbreaks of disease. Up to 5,000 people could have died in the 7.6-magnitude quake, according to UN estimates.
Rescue teams combing through the rubble of Wednesday’s earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra were having little success finding survivors on Sunday as they pushed into remote areas.
Even as an international aid effort was gaining momentum in quake-hit Indonesia, the UN and the Red Cross estimated that up to 4,000 people are still trapped under the rubble of Wednesday’s quake.
Today on the Net: The Web comments upon the violent earthquakes that have shaken Indonesia; the blogosphere prepares for Blog Action Day on October 15; and Sting campaigns online to save tropical forests.
As rescue workers struggled to reach people trapped in the rubble of Wednesday’s quake, Indonesia’s health minister appealed for foreign aid on Friday as the death toll surpassed 1,000, according to UN estimates.
The death toll from the major earthquake in Indonesia has risen to at least 1,100 and is likely to worsen, UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said Thursday. Many districts remain inaccessible to emergency services.
Today we have a look at what various editorials are saying on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. Also - coverage of yesterday's earthquakes as well as changing relations between parents and young children.
Relief operations are underway in the Samoa islands, where deadly tsunamis triggered by a massive earthquake swept away entire villages, killing at least 148 people. The death toll is expected to surge as rescuers search among the rubble.
A massive 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra Thursday in the second major earthquake to hit the region in 24 hours. Earlier, health officials said thousands may have died in Wednesday's quake.
