[Al Arabiya Latest] The death toll from the major earthquake in Indonesia has risen to at least 1,100 and was likely to worsen, United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes said Thursday."The latest figures we have suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100," he told a press briefing. "Obviously many hundreds of injured people as well and again these numbers I fear will rise as more information becomes available."
Wednesday afternoon's 7.6-magnitude quake toppled buildings and led to fires in Padang, home to nearly a million people on the coast of Sumatra, leaving the city largely without power and communications.The death toll from the major earthquake in Indonesia has risen to at least 1,100 and was likely to worsen, United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes said Thursday.
"The latest figures we have suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100," he told a press briefing. "Obviously many hundreds of injured people as well and again these numbers I fear will rise as more information becomes available."
Wednesday afternoon's 7.6-magnitude quake toppled buildings and led to fires in Padang, home to nearly a million people on the coast of Sumatra, leaving the city largely without power and communications.