http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/01/2701374.htm
Main Idea: After a devastating earthquake in Sumatra, more than 1000 people are feared to be dead or trapped in the rubble.
Authors Purpose: To inform the world of the tragedy taking place in Indonesia.
Details:
- Only 75 deaths have been confirmed
- As of now there is no electricity
- There have been reports of fire burnings
- the roads are cut off by a landslide
- This earthquake is being compared to the quake in 2006 in Yogyakarta
* left 36,000 people injured
* left 1.5 million people homeless
- Reports that at least 80 students are trapped in one building
Summary: The earthquake in Sumatra has taken the world by shock. The people who live there have our sympathy, and our prayers. The way this article is written it seems as no life form is well enough to try and get to a phone. Seeing that technology is such a huge part of life the world is waiting for a call or even an e-mail to find out how may have died. Due to the fact that roads are closed to enter Sumatra, health officials and safety crews have been unsuccessful to go in and help.
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