Powerful Indonesia quake kills 75, traps thousands (AP via Yahoo! News)
A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings including two hospitals, an official said. At least 75 bodies were found, but the toll was expected to be far higher.
Indonesian quake kills dozens, traps thousands (AP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesian officials say at least 75 people have been killed and thousands more trapped under flattened buildings in a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island.
Myanmar Drug Trade Surges Along Thai Border (New York Times)
Ethnic groups are rushing to convert their stocks of heroin and methamphetamines into cash to buy weapons for expected battles with the Myanmar junta.
Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Typhoon Ketsana has killed at least 11 people in northeastern and central Cambodia, police and government officials said Wednesday, after the storm left another 38 dead in Vietnam.
Indonesian earthquake leaves 75 dead (USA Today)
A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia Wednesday, trapping thousands under collapsed buildings including two hospitals and triggering landslides. At least 75 people were killed on Sumatra island and the death toll was expected to climb sharply.
Typhoon Ketsana batters Vietnam and Cambodia (TVNZ)
More than 50 people are dead after Typhoon Ketsana ripped through Vietnam and Cambodia
Indonesian police shoot at 3 cars at Jakarta airport – official (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters JAKARTA, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Indonesian police shot at three cars which had driven up outside Jakarta’s international airport on Wednesday, an airport official told Reuters. (Reporting by Telly …
CARE expands response to Typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines (AlertNet)
CARE International Secretariat Melbourne, Australia (Sept. 30, 2009) – CARE emergency teams in Vietnam and Laos are responding after Typhoon Ketsana slammed into mainland Asia yesterday, the worst typhoon the region has seen in …
Philippine typhoon causes deadly floods in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos (ABC Radio Australia)
The Philippines is bracing for two more typhoons which are expected to hit the flood-ravaged country over the next two days.
Typhoon Ketsana kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia; heads towards Laos (The Times of India)
HOI AN (Vietnam): Typhoon Ketsana left a trail of destruction across Southeast Asia on Wednesday, killing at least 49 people in Vietnam and Cambodia and churning towards Laos, officials said.
Typhoon kills nearly 50 in Vietnam, Cambodia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Typhoon Ketsana left a trail of destruction across Southeast Asia Wednesday, killing at least 49 people in Vietnam and Cambodia and churning towards Laos, officials said.
EU to send 2 million euros relief to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia (EARTHtimes.org)
Brussels – The European Union is to send 2 million euros (3 million dollars) in emergency aid to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia after the devastating arrival of Typhoon Ketsana, officials in Brussels said Wednesday. The money will allow aid agencies to p…
Typhoon Ketsana batters Cambodia, Vietnam (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Typhoon Ketsana moved through Cambodia and Vietnam on Wednesday, continuing a destructive path across Southeast Asia that has killed about 300 people.
