UN Says Over 1,000 Killed in Indonesia Quake

(2 Oct 09 - RV) Rescue teams continue to dig through the rubble of buildings shattered by Wednesday’s earthquake in the Indonesian port of Padang for people feared trapped and the United Nations said more than 1,000 had been killed. Aid to thousands of displaced survivors has started trickling in, but rescue operations in and around the West Sumatran capital of 900,000 have been hampered by power blackouts and a lack of heavy equipment to shift fallen masonry. Michelle Hough of Caritas Internationalis spoke about the difficulties aid agencies face: