PADANG (17:16)
Padang is the capital of West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This city is the center of economy, education, health and ports in West Sumatra. The city is very important in the region of Sumatra. The city is known for having beautiful scenery the area is one of Bukittinggi. However, this beautiful city is now destroyed by the earthquake that shook Pariaman on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 at 17:16 WIB . Lots of houses destroyed by this earthquake. Not only the house, the victim was very much. Until now, the earthquake in the fields of Scala 6.9 on the Richter magnitude is still saving many lives that have not been evacuated.

Help is coming from domestic and foreign are received by residents of Padang fled in tents. Not a few young children who suffered from various illnesses such as diarrhea and fever. Padang residents are still haunted by a sense of the trauma will be an aftershock earthquake. Because after 42 minutes of the earthquake, aftershocks have occurred. City famous for its “Padang Rice” is now only pray to God that everything can run smoothly and get the wisdom behind it.