A couple walks on the ruins of shops in Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island October 1, 2009. Thousands may have died in an earthquake that struck the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra island, a minister said on Thursday, with officials saying many victims remained buried under toppled buildings. The 7.6 magnitude quake hit Padang on Wednesday afternoon, knocking over hundreds of buildings, but with communications patchy it was hard to determine the extent of the destruction and loss of life. REUTERS/Crack Palinggi (INDONESIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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