PADANG - The West Sumatra disaster management coordination unit (Satkorlak) put the death toll from Wednesday’s devastating earthquake in West Sumatra at 724 as of Tuesday evening and 285 others were still missing. The board also recorded 746 residents suffering from major injuries and 1,344 from minor injuries, kompas.com reported.
As many as 101.653 homes were destroyed, 48,966 moderately damaged and 49,026 others suffered minor damages. Most of the fatalities confirmed in Padang and Pariaman. West Sumatra Governor Gamawan Fauzi, who was also the Satkorlak's chief, said that the numbers were still counting.
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PADANG - The West Sumatra disaster management coordination unit (Satkorlak) put the death toll from Wednesday’s devastating earthquake in West Sumatra at 724 as of Tuesday evening and 285 others were still missing. The board also recorded 746 residents suffering from major injuries and 1,344 from minor injuries, kompas.com reported.
