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British search and rescue experts are preparing to fly to Indonesia to offer help after Wednesday's earthquake. | British search and rescue experts are preparing to fly to Indonesia to offer help after Wednesday's earthquake. |
The Department for International Development team was due to depart from London overnight but has been delayed by technical problems. | The Department for International Development team was due to depart from London overnight but has been delayed by technical problems. |
The plane to the city of Padang will carry UK aid agency staff and rescue equipment including plastic sheeting, medical and water purifying equipment. | The plane to the city of Padang will carry UK aid agency staff and rescue equipment including plastic sheeting, medical and water purifying equipment. |
The quake killed at least 1,100 people when it struck the island of Sumatra. | The quake killed at least 1,100 people when it struck the island of Sumatra. |
A tsunami in the South Pacific on Tuesday has also prompted UK agencies to prepare aid efforts. | A tsunami in the South Pacific on Tuesday has also prompted UK agencies to prepare aid efforts. |
Rescue workers in the Samoan islands and Tonga continue to search for survivors of the tsunami, which was triggered by an 8.3-magnitude earthquake and killed at least 149 people. | Rescue workers in the Samoan islands and Tonga continue to search for survivors of the tsunami, which was triggered by an 8.3-magnitude earthquake and killed at least 149 people. |
The search and rescue team of 65 firefighters includes personnel from the West Midlands, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Kent, Essex, West Sussex and Wales. | The search and rescue team of 65 firefighters includes personnel from the West Midlands, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Kent, Essex, West Sussex and Wales. |
FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme | FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme |
International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said: "Thousands of people are still trapped under the rubble in Padang and their hopes of survival decrease the longer they remain. | International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said: "Thousands of people are still trapped under the rubble in Padang and their hopes of survival decrease the longer they remain. |
"The UK's fire and rescue experts will help provide a lifeline. In addition, we stand ready to assist the government of Indonesia and are in regular contact with the Indonesian authorities, other donors and agencies in Jakarta." | "The UK's fire and rescue experts will help provide a lifeline. In addition, we stand ready to assist the government of Indonesia and are in regular contact with the Indonesian authorities, other donors and agencies in Jakarta." |
He said the operation was being well co-ordinated by the UN, and added that Britain was already in talks with the Indonesian government about the long-term recovery and rehabilitation of the area. | He said the operation was being well co-ordinated by the UN, and added that Britain was already in talks with the Indonesian government about the long-term recovery and rehabilitation of the area. |
"This is a huge humanitarian issue but it's also going to be a huge recovery issue as well," he told the BBC's Today programme. | "This is a huge humanitarian issue but it's also going to be a huge recovery issue as well," he told the BBC's Today programme. |
Meanwhile, 10 volunteers from the International Rescue Corps, based in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, are preparing to fly out to Sumatra after being asked for help by the Indonesian government after the 7.6-magnitude quake. | Meanwhile, 10 volunteers from the International Rescue Corps, based in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, are preparing to fly out to Sumatra after being asked for help by the Indonesian government after the 7.6-magnitude quake. |
They will take specialist equipment including listening devices and camera systems which can penetrate rubble to search for trapped survivors in collapsed buildings. | They will take specialist equipment including listening devices and camera systems which can penetrate rubble to search for trapped survivors in collapsed buildings. |
Safe drinking water may run out soon Inel RosnelliAid worker Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000 Team in quake rescue mission Eyewitnesses describe quake | Safe drinking water may run out soon Inel RosnelliAid worker Indonesia quake deaths pass 1,000 Team in quake rescue mission Eyewitnesses describe quake |
Gloucester-based search and rescue specialist Direct-UK has already sent a 16-person team of rescuers and medics to the area. | Gloucester-based search and rescue specialist Direct-UK has already sent a 16-person team of rescuers and medics to the area. |
Oxfam is sending an emergency response team to Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province. | Oxfam is sending an emergency response team to Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province. |
The team will join staff from the charity's local partners who are distributing shelter tarpaulins, hygiene kits and clothes. | The team will join staff from the charity's local partners who are distributing shelter tarpaulins, hygiene kits and clothes. |
Mechanical diggers to clear routes affected by mudslides and other debris are also being sent in. | Mechanical diggers to clear routes affected by mudslides and other debris are also being sent in. |
Landslides | Landslides |
The quake brought down hospitals, schools and shopping malls, cut power lines and triggered landslides. | The quake brought down hospitals, schools and shopping malls, cut power lines and triggered landslides. |
A second, weaker quake of 6.8 magnitude struck on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of further casualties or damage. | A second, weaker quake of 6.8 magnitude struck on Thursday but there were no immediate reports of further casualties or damage. |
UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes told reporters: "The latest figures we have suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100. | UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes told reporters: "The latest figures we have suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100. |
"Obviously [there are] many hundreds of injured people as well, and again these numbers, I fear, will rise as more information becomes available." | "Obviously [there are] many hundreds of injured people as well, and again these numbers, I fear, will rise as more information becomes available." |
An Indonesian social affairs ministry official said on Thursday that there were 294 people seriously injured and 2,090 slightly injured. | An Indonesian social affairs ministry official said on Thursday that there were 294 people seriously injured and 2,090 slightly injured. |
Inel Rosnelli, an aid worker in Padang, said: "Many people are still trapped in the buildings. | Inel Rosnelli, an aid worker in Padang, said: "Many people are still trapped in the buildings. |
Rescuers are trying to find survivors buried in the rubble | Rescuers are trying to find survivors buried in the rubble |
"Traffic cannot move because of the destruction. We have water today but safe drinking water may run out soon, the problem may also be sanitation." | "Traffic cannot move because of the destruction. We have water today but safe drinking water may run out soon, the problem may also be sanitation." |
Jane Cocking, Oxfam's humanitarian director, called for "the support of the British public to help us save lives in this grave tragedy". | Jane Cocking, Oxfam's humanitarian director, called for "the support of the British public to help us save lives in this grave tragedy". |
The earthquakes came in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana which swept through the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia at the end of September. | The earthquakes came in the wake of Typhoon Ketsana which swept through the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia at the end of September. |
It has flooded millions of homes and killed hundreds of people across the region. | It has flooded millions of homes and killed hundreds of people across the region. |
Oxfam is providing water and blankets, clothes and cleaning equipment in the Philippines as well as small cash grants. | Oxfam is providing water and blankets, clothes and cleaning equipment in the Philippines as well as small cash grants. |
Food, household items and water supplies are going to Vietnam. | Food, household items and water supplies are going to Vietnam. |
Emergency supplies and a team of staff are on the way to help victims of the tsunami in Samoa and Tonga. | Emergency supplies and a team of staff are on the way to help victims of the tsunami in Samoa and Tonga. |