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Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000
At least 1,100 people have died in the earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, the UN humanitarian chief has said.
John Holmes said many hundreds more had been injured, and both figures were set to rise further.
Rescuers are working into the night to find survivors in the rubble of hundreds of collapsed buildings.
The 7.6-magnitude quake struck close to the city of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province.
The earthquake brought down hospitals, schools and shopping malls, cut power lines and triggered landslides.
AT THE SCENE Karishma Vaswani, BBC News, Padang
As every hour passes, the scale of this disaster becomes all too clear. Dozens of homes and office buildings have collapsed. A restaurant frequented by college students is now a pile of rubble. Officials say at least 60 people are trapped underneath.
Scenes like this are repeated all across Padang. Rescue efforts have been hampered by poor communication lines and bad roads.
The first flights carrying food and aid arrived this morning but it's nowhere near enough. Hospitals in Padang have been severely damaged in this disaster.
People are being treated in makeshift tents. There are still many parts of the city that rescue workers haven't been able to reach which is raising fears the number of dead will almost certainly rise.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited some of the worst-hit areas.
" I ask rescue workers to continue working in teams with clear goals to keep looking for survivors...," he said.
" This is a natural disaster, so let us remain strong in dealing with it."
Meanwhile US President Barack Obama, who spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, said he was " deeply moved" by the suffering caused by the quake.
" Indonesia is an extraordinary country who has known extraordinary hardships from natural disasters. I know that the Indonesian people are strong and resilient and have the heart to overcome this challenge," he said.