A huge wave-generating quake capable of killing as many people as in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami could strike off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and the city of Padang is in the firing line, a team of seismologists said on Sunday. The group -- led by a prominent scientist who predicted a 2005 Sumatran quake with uncanny accuracy -- issued the ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A massive undersea earthquake is long overdue beneath the Mentawai islands in Indonesia and could trigger another deadly tsunami, say scientists mapping one of the world's most quake-prone zones. Unlike the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed around 226,000 people, this tsunami is expected to be smaller but may be very deadly as it would hit ...

The United Nations' humanitarian chief and Japan's foreign minister visited quake-hit areas of Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday to inspect relief efforts. UN humanitarian chief John Holmes landed in the devastated city of Padang to meet non-government organisations and local officials to discuss the international response to the 7.6-magnitude quake, the UN's humanitarian head for Indonesia, Ignacio ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Health workers in Indonesia's quake-hit Sumatra are battling to contain local outbreaks of diarrhea and dengue fever, and require more specialist equipment, officials and a doctor said Monday. The 7.6 magnitude quake, which struck on September 30, killed at least 807 people and badly damaged health care facilities in the city of Padang and surrounding areas ...