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PADANG GEMPA BUMI 7.6 Magnitude. 30.10 2009. 17,15 Hour, happen in Padang or can happen, any part of the World !
Nearby Market Place, Padang.
On 30 October afternoon at about 5:15 pm. I in Solok area to Padang approx 60 km. but also Singapore can feel the jolts can be felt by my office staff in Singapore. Even my friend house in Solok already felt heavy jolts. Apparently not I have no health problems, but an earthquake is the actual item. According to news broadcast on TV that an earthquake at the Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Near to Indian Ocean site. At first, approx 300 people have been victims. Local people are sell the petrol price go up to US$ 2 to 3 per litter, due shortage of fuel for almost 2 weeks and than back to normal US$0.60 per litter. It is expected the death toll will rise after the second shock concussion in November, a day after the first earthquake. After a week the network telecommunications back to normal.
Oct 2010. Due to heavy rains flushed the city of Padang. I was travel by road to Painan, muku-muko to Bengkulu before, I reach nearby the beach highway at 30 km. According to the road conditions, attached photo can see, almost gone, local people are help those vehicles pass to this access road, from view of the photo, clay and rocks piled beside road Within the 20 meters with a thickness of ten feet. As a result, access of Padang and Bengkulu Painan disconnected also. Painan area approximately 15 km, also buried by landslides. At this time the machine is working to open access roads buried by landslides.
As a result of this landslide, the city of Padang threatened stocks run out of fuel because the fuel tank can not pass through these roads. Meanwhile, there is no alternative way except sea. Although there were no casualties, but a land slide crushed restaurant and road area.
While, the National Disaster Management Emergency Agency (BPBD) West Sumatra, the cleaning process the landslide material was a priority, so that vehicle traffic flow back to normal. One of local folk said, he suggested to the road users who pass at the point of landslide prone, to be more vigilant. Since last week, high rainfall in the area of West Sumatra, and to the people living in areas prone to flooding and landslides point to always be vigilant. After that are Safe to travel and start doing business, and process. so on. Click Here : to the Earthquake WebSites
