1) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 struck West Sumatra on September 30, 2009, destroying many buildings in Padang city and surrounding villages. 2) The earthquake damaged over 180,000 buildings and caused a death toll that was expected to reach thousands. 3) In the aftermath, relief efforts were focused on search and rescue operations, clearing debris, preventing disease outbreaks, and setting up temporary shelters and classrooms for displaced residents.

1. Sponsored by: ISR Student Council PowerPoint prepared by: Mr. Norm Flach Photos and Videos by: Mr. Paul Liu Earthquake Sumatra International Schools Riau

3. Where is Indonesia? Indonesia

6. Pekanbaru to Padang Border of West Sumatra and our province of Riau. This red line is the road to Pekanbaru. The road is frequently blocked by landslides of huge rocks.

10. Video: Street in the Padang Area

11. No Damage This home in Padang is the residence of Pak Michael, his wife Ibu Eva and their three children. Michael’s organization, Dian Insani, is sanctioned by the government to give earthquake training.

12. Houses Still Standing Left: A house that is suffered no damage. Right: A house that has structural damage and is not safe to live in.

13. Houses Still Standing Buidings with the traditional Minangkebau architecture of West Sumatra suffered varying degrees of damage.

14. The City of Padang Many of the large business and government buildings in Padang had a great deal of damage.

15. The City of Padang

17. Video: Russian Relief Clinic

18. Cleaning Up the Debris In the first week after the earthquake, there was a great need for heavy machinery for rescue and clean-up operations.

19. The Ambacang Hotel All that remains of the hotel of choice in Padang. Airline pilots and flight attendants frequently stayed in this hotel.

20. The Ambacang Hotel Crowds gather to watch rescue workers dig through the rubble day and night in an attempt to retrieve the remains of loved ones.

21. Video: The Ambacang Hotel

23. Tarps and Tents In front of these houses in the Pariaman district, tarps and tents are set up as temporary shelters.

24. Pariaman District Unfortunately, many homes were completely demolished.

26. School in Pariaman There were probably no children in this school when the earthquake hit. But education in West Sumatra will be disrupted for some time.

28. Dian Insani – Reaching Out This house in Pariaman was rented by Dian Insani as a post for the distribution of supplies. The group below came to help from Nigeria.

29. Coordinating Many Volunteer Groups Dian Insani is using this house for storing supplies to be distributed to the outlying villages of Pariaman. Some of the blankets ISR donated are pictured here.

30. A Generous Family A family in rural Pariaman donated their house for the use of one volunteer agency that is setting up a medical clinic and supply distribution center. The video that follows this slide shows the arrival of a supply truck carrying 16 tons of rice. Mr. Hill and the Pekanbaru group delivered medical supplies that were donated by the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta. Cooperative efforts are having a positive effect.

31. Video: 16 Tons of Rice

32. ISR’s First Donation: A Community Health Clinic in Pariaman Mr. Flach proudly presents blankets on behalf of ISR Student Council.