I've started this thread with pixs and videos of Australia's, Singapore's and Malaysia's efforts to help the Indonesians. It would be nice if we can have pictures of other countries also pitching in to help. So feel free to join in and add to the thread.
[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2BXGFaBY4U[/nomedia]
The 2009 Sumatra earthquakes occurred just off the southern coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The major shock hit at 17:16:10 local time on September 30, 2009 (10:16:10 UTC) and had a moment magnitude of 7.9. The epicenter was 45 kilometres (28 mi) west-northwest of Padang, Sumatra, and 220 kilometres (140 mi) southwest of Pekanbaru, Sumatra. Death-toll estimates range from a few hundred to over 1300, with thousands more trapped in collapsed buildings and under landslides.
[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A56JtIUnFKM[/nomedia]
A 54-strong medical team from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and 42 members of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were dispatched on 3 Oct 2009 in 4 Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C-130 aircraft to Indonesia. According to CJ, pilots and aircrew from 122 Squadron evidently had a busy spell on Friday evening (2 Oct 2009) and Saturday afternoon (3 Oct 2009).
SCDF workings dog looking for trapped survivors.
SCDF using their specialist equipment in rescue operations.
An Australian Defence Force Air Load Team assists members of the Republic of Singapore Air Force unload medical supplies flown into Padang's Minangkabau International Airport.
LTC (DR) Colin Teo attending to an earthquake victim with urethral trauma.
Head of the Surgical Team of the SAF medical team, LTC (DR) Colin Teo performing emergency surgery on an earthquake victim with medical staff from Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
[nomedia]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMP_MroLHxQ[/nomedia]
"In supplementing what they have at the hospital, we have doubled the capacity of their existing A & E department, not just in space, or the number of casualties they can handle, but in terms of overall capability," said LTC (Dr) Teo. The medical team featured in the above video comprise of two general surgeons, two orthopaedic surgeons, two anaesthetists, an A & E doctor, three general practitioners, SAF medics and seven medical volunteers from Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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