(3 Oct 2009) HEADLINE: Quake mudslides wipe out Indonesian villages
CAPTION: Mountains of mud and debris have obliterated a handful of Indonesian villages. So far, the government confirms more than 700 people are dead and three thousand listed as missing. (Oct. 3))
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NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST.
At least four Indonesian villages have been virtually wiped out by quake-triggered landslides that buried hundreds of people under mountains of mud and debris.
Government officials are just now getting to see the full extent of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, as aid workers and officials finally reached remote villages.
Meanwhile, search operations continued at this six-story collapsed hotel.
This man is looking for his missing wife.
Rescuers created a narrow tunnel from which they could gain access into various rooms inside the hotel.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Pollack, American rescue worker:
"We are right now also trying to work with the employees here to create a map of where the different rooms were, where the different meetings were, so that we can really try to assist the search and rescue teams in a precise way as far to where to do the searching."
SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Pollack, American rescue worker:
"We found two bodies already and we're following the same way along."
SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Pollack, American rescue worker:
"still a victim over here."
However, hopeful rescuers painstakingly dig through the rubble looking for any signs of life.
Crews made their way into what used to be a meeting room -- but there was no one to help.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Pollack, American rescue worker:
"we were able to find the conference room where around 40 people were trapped. We were able to go in there, we found basically one victim still... already passed away there."
The government estimates the recovery operation could cost at least 400 (m) million dollars.
Military and commercial planes have been shuttling in tons of emergency supplies.
APTN STORY NUMBER: 622054
SHOTLIST
Pariaman district, 3 October 2009
1. Wide of aerial shot of district
2. Wide aerial landslide
3. Aerial of collapsed houses
4. Various aerials of Landslides and houses
Padang, 3 October 2009
5. Mid of rescuer using welding torch to cut through rubble
6. Wide of rescue workers at Padang's collapsed Ambacang hotel
7. Mid of rescuers going into man-made tunnel to search for survivors
8. Wide of rescuers going into tunnel
9. Wide of American rescue worker Alex Pollack looking at damage
10. Mid of Pollack talking with other rescuers
11. Close up of damage
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Pollack, American rescue worker:
"Just a couple of hours ago, we were able to find the conference room where around 40 people were trapped. We were able to go in there, we found basically one victim still... already passed away there. We are now looking to follow up the corridor where people had exited the room and basically looking for people who were heading out of the building there. We have people looking on the third floor and the second floor, and there is somewhere around 60 people still missing."
13. Close up of feet of rescuers as they climb over rubble
14. Wide of Pollack amid rubble
15. Various of rescuers at work
16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alex Pollack, American rescue worker:
"We are right now also trying to work with the employees here to create a map of where the different rooms were, where the different meetings were, so that we can really try to assist the search and rescue teams in a precise way as far to where to do the searching."
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