(10-01) 04:00 PDT Jakarta, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering landslides and trapping thousands under collapsed buildings - including two hospitals, an official said. At least 200 people have been killed, but the toll was expected to be far higher. Images View Larger Images The temblor started fires, severed roads and cut off power and communications to Padang, a coastal city of 900,000 on the island of Sumatra. Thousands fled in panic, fearing a tsunami. Buildings swayed hundreds of miles away in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. In Padang, the capital of West Sumatra province, the shaking was so intense that people crouched or sat on the...
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