Turkish aid in Indonesia leaves lasting impression

Turkish aid in Indonesia leaves lasting impression: "The assistance of Turkish people and aid associations in healing the wounds of Banda Aceh, a port in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, badly hit by a tsunami in 2004 that left 300,000 dead and millions homeless, has left a permanent mark in the city’s infrastructure and made lasting impressions on local people"

Reuters AlertNet - INDONESIA: Focus on earthquake preparedness, not prediction

Reuters AlertNet - INDONESIA: Focus on earthquake preparedness, not prediction: "Experts have forecast that a long undersea faultline along Indonesia's Sumatra Island is due to produce a powerful and devastating earthquake in the next few decades.

Sections of the fault, called the Sunda megathrust, have ruptured a number of times over the past decade, causing several earthquakes in the region.

A major earthquake could trigger a tsunami that could result in casualties and damage equal to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, writes Kerry Sieh, a scientist at the Earth Observatory of Singapore, in an article made available to IRIN."