Earthquakes strike Indonesia
Two earthquakes have struck Indonesia in 24 hours, killing just under 500 people. Another 400 have been seriously injured.
The 7.6-magnitude quake struck close to the city of Padang, to the West of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It destroyed buildings, brought down power lines and caused landslides.
A second quake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale struck Padang on Thursday morning. There were no reported injuries in the second earthquake.
Just hours before the first quake struck Indonesia, a tsunami caused by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Samoa in the South Pacific, killing 119 people.
Here in Britain we don't cope well with anything more than a mild downpour. So be thankful that the UK is unlikely to experience a severe earthquake or tsunami, unlike the unfortunate countries featured here.
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