Breaking News:
West Sumatera (Indonesia)
Earthquake Catastrophe
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Major earthquake hits West Sumatra cities
A major earthquake magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale struck West Sumatra yesterday causing havoc and major damage to the provincial capital of Padang and Pariaman District. Padang, a city of 900,000 people, sits on one of the world's most active fault lines along the so-called "Ring of Fire". The epicenter of the earthquake was located 57 km. west of Pariaman and at a sea depth of 71km, with its affects felt around the region including in Singapore and Malaysia.
-- Source: An excerpt from Reuters AlertNet
Some additional sources on this issue:
- West Sumatra Earthquake 2009 (ReliefWeb)
- Indonesia: Strong earthquake hit West Sumatra (Global Voices Online)
- Death toll in West Sumatra quake rises to 478 (Antara News)
- Youtube.com videos
Voluntary Donation - A Call for Action
If you intend to donate for supporting emergency actions responding to this catastrophe you may send it to a realiable channelling body such as Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI), the Indonesian Red Cross. Details of their bank accounts are as follows:
- Bank name: BCA KCU Thamrin, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bank's SWIFT code: CENAIDJA
Account name: Kantor Pusat PMI
Account number: 206.300668.8 - Bank name: Bank Mandiri KCU Jakarta Krakatau Steel, Jakarta, Indonesia
Bank's SWIFT code: BEIIIDJA
Account name: Palang Merah Indonesia
Account number: 070-00-0011601-7
Note:
Please first verify the data above from PMI's official website.
Data on Indonesian banks' SWIFT Code can be found here.
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