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Lost hamlets to become mass graves after huge quake

Padang : Indonesia | 2 months ago  
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Arditya and Syofiardi Bachyul Jb ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Padang    Mon, 10/05/2009 9:33 AM   Headlines West Sumatra decided Sunday to turn a hillside in Padang Pariaman regency, where three hamlets and hundreds of villagers were swallowed by landslides after a powerful earthquake, into mass...
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