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Indonesia quake aftermath
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Officials in the earthquake-hit city of Padang, Indonesia, have called off the search for survivors in the rubble of buildings five days after the disaster. The focus has turned to bringing aid and medical help to survivors in the city and the surrounding areas. Reporter Ann Dornfeld visited a village near Padang. Download MP3Surviving the Sumatra quake
Indonesian officials in West Sumatra say some villages engulfed by landslides after last week’s earthquake will be left as mass graves. A spokesman said money would be better spent on the living than on retrieving about 400 bodies believed to be buried under the mud and rocks. Some semblance of normal life is returning to the provincial capital, Padang. Reporter Ann Dornfeld visited a village near Padang.
Indonesia rescue effort
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International rescue teams are heading to Indonesia in a last-ditch effort to free trapped earthquake survivors. More than 1,000 people are already known to have died after the 7.6-magnitude quake two days ago, the UN says. Rescue efforts are focused on the city of Padang but aid workers and reporters said that in rural areas thousands more buildings had been destroyed and whole villages flattened. Marco Werman gets an update from the BBC’s Rachel Harvey in Padang. Download MP3Indonesia death toll rises
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At least 1,100 people have died in the earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday, UN humanitarian chief John Holmes has said. Rescuers are working into the night in a race to find survivors in the rubble of hundreds of collapsed buildings. The 7.6-magnitude quake struck close to the city of Padang, in West Sumatra. Marco Werman gets the latest from Amelia Merrick who is organizing relief efforts for the aid group World Vision. Download MP3Restoring Indonesia’s mangroves
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Mangroves were once widespread throughout the world’s warm coastal areas. The maze of tangled trees along the shore are a crucial ecosystem and a buffer against erosion But over the past few decades, mangroves have been disappearing around the globe. Now there’s growing recognition of their importance, and renewed efforts to restore and preserve them. Reporter Ari Daniel Shapiro visited one such project in Indonesia. >>>Click here to see more of Ari’s photos.
Indonesians frustrated after attacks
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Rebecca Henschke reports that Indonesians are frustrated and angry over last month’s terrorist attacks in the capital, Jakarta. They want the world to know that the terrorists who carried out the attacks do not represent the true face of their nation. And they’re going on-line to do it.
Entire program – July 17, 2009
Today on The World: The investigation into the bombings of two luxury hotels in Indonesia; women in India find new jobs in the private security business; and unrest continues in Tehran with a new protest by opposition supporters today. Listen
Geo Quiz answer and Global Hit
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is central Java, in Indonesia. That’s the location of the city that locals call Solo, officially known as Surakarta. Around the world in the city known as New York, the Indonesian consulate is holding classes in traditional Javanese Gamelan music. The World’s Alex Gallafent paid a visit.
Former Rebel Tackles Deforestation in Indonesia (7:00)
Jocelyn Ford reports on the efforts of a former rebel turned governor to stop deforestation in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
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