Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Indonesia says 2 dead, 60 hurt in S.Sumatra quake

JAKARTA-Two people died and 60 were injured in an earthquake in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Tuesday morning, a government official said.More than 350 houses in several villages were damaged by the 5.6 magnitude quake, which hit the area near Lahat, said Rustam Pakaya, a senior official at the health ministry who handles disasters, adding that 10 people had been hospitalised.Southeast Asia's biggest economy lies in an area of intense seismic activity.
As in the days of Noah...

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