The death toll in West Sumatra earthquake until Thursday afternoon to 478 people, according to data Satkorlak Disaster Command Post West Sumatra.
The death toll from the city of Padang, Padangpariaman, Kota Solok, Kota Pariaman and Bukittinggi.
According to one officer Satkorlak Command Post, Evi, the data continue to grow as the still ongoing search for victims trapped in collapsed buildings.
In the city of Padang, many victims trapped in the hotel Ambacang, GAMMA tutoring, Bimbel LIA at Khatib Sulaiman, Pasar Raya Padang, and Foreign Language High School (STBA) Padang.
“It is estimated casualties in the thousands of people,” said Evi.
BETWEEN watchlist in Posko M Djamil Padang, the bodies of earthquake victims continued to arrive. Until Thursday afternoon, 63 recorded at the body.
Largest hospitals in the city of Padang were visited by people who crowded to see a list of family names that died in the earthquake disaster.
Hospital Director M Jamil Padang, Suchyar Iskandar said, right now as many as 90 patients treated victims of the earthquake, and 168 wounded.
From the list of victims killed in the Hospital M Jamil, there is a name Yuli Syahrial, head of Bank Internasional Indonesia Padang.
According to one officer in BII, Yuli Syahrial only a few months on duty in the city of Padang. He died in his office, when an earthquake occurred on Wednesday afternoon.
Padang atmosphere was tense Thursday night. Electricity went out, causing a dark city of Padang. Meanwhile, vehicle traffic was busy.
Economic Padang also quadriplegic since trade centers were closed.
