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Indonesian Earthquake by Lis Seddon 30 September 2009 Aftermath of the earthquake in Sumatra At least 75 people are dead and thousands are trapped under rubble after a strong earthquake shook the island of Sumatra, officials say. The epicentre of the 7.6-magnitude quake was about 50km (30 miles) off the coast of the Indonesian island, near the city of Padang. There are reports of widespread destruction to buildings and bridges. It comes hours after a tsunami triggered by a separate South Pacific quake killed more than 100 people. A tsunami watch issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the wake of the Indonesian quake has been lifted. ANALYSIS from Karishma Vaswani, BBC News, Jakarta We've heard that some of the roads to these areas have been cut off and there are concerns about communications - phone lines and electricity have also been cut off. Indonesia is no stranger to disasters of this sort - the ability to reach people is often criticised and one of the hospitals nearest the epicentre has also collapsed, so there are real concerns about how to get to the places most affected. At least six disaster management teams are on their way to the city of Padang. We've been told it will take up to 10 hours to get to the areas most affected. Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said the death toll was likely to continue to rise sharply, as so many buildings including schools, shops and hotels had collapsed. Rustam Pakaya, head of the health ministry's crisis centre, said a hospital was among the collapsed buildings. At least six rescue teams were on their way to Padang, capital of West Sumatra province, from neighbouring provinces, he said, but would not arrive for at least 10 hours. Local media reported the roof of the city's airport had also collapsed. Mukhlis Rahman, mayor of the Pariaman District, one of the worst hit areas, said the weather was hindering efforts to clear up after the disaster. "The quake was followed by a very heavy rain. Many houses and some building are flattened in my area. But I cannot yet verify too much. We will try to compile the data and distribute aid once the rain subsides,'' he told the BBC. Witnesses said residents ran out of buildings in Padang - which has a population of 900,000 - and surrounding cities. "A number of hotels in Padang have been destroyed," Rahmat Triyono, from the Indonesian geophysics and meteorology agency, told AFP news agency. "Up to now we haven't been able to reach Padang, communications have been cut," Mr Triyono added. An unnamed witness told Reuters there was "extreme panic" in the city, with bridges down and flooding caused by broken water pipes. The earthquake struck at 1716 local time (1016 GMT) some 85km under the sea, north-west of Padang, the US Geological Survey said. Reports said the shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, and was also felt in Singapore and Malaysia. The quake was along the same fault line that spawned the 2004 Asian tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries. That much more powerful earthquake struck roughly 600km north-west of Padang. Geologists have long warned that Padang could one day be completely destroyed by an earthquake because of its location.
The chart on the left is set for 30 September 2009, 17.16 LT, Padang, Indonesia. 00 57' S 100 E 21'.It is immediately apparent that Uranus is conjunct a Pisces Ascendant directly opposing a Saturn/Mercury mid-point and square the Mid-heaven and I/C. Chiron is on the Neptune/Jupiter mid-point conjunct the Moon on the 12th house cusp. A 12th house that is ruled by Uranus! This is likely to indicate a sudden and shocking incident caused by an underground disruption, causing the collapse of roads and bridges and the destruction of homes and buildings, resulting in the death of many hundreds of people and injuring thousands. The Sun/Uranus mid-point is conjunct Pluto and the Sun/ Saturn mid-point squares Pluto at the top of the chart while the Sun/Venus mid-point is conjunct the Descendant and opposite Uranus. This again indicates the devastation and destruction caused by an overpowering, violent force resulting in the sudden death of people who were going about their daily business.In the natal chart of Indonesia there is a Grand Cross of Uranus/Mars/Sun and Moon at the beginning of the cardinal signs. This is a difficult configuration and likely to indicate severe destruction at times such as now when it is activated by transiting Pluto in Capricorn.
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