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Death tolls are rising after two earthquakes hit Indonesia in two days. The first quake hit Wednesday evening just off the Indonesian city of Padang with a 7.6 magnitude and has killed at least 1,100 people, although that number is likely to rise as rescuers dig for survivors. As the airport reopened on Thursday, a 6.6 quake hit the region, causing further chaos and property damage.

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A man runs near a burning house after a powerful earthquake hit Padang, Indonesia.

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A man carries an injured woman in front of a collapsed university building during an evacuation after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island.

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Residents walk through an area damaged by a strong earthquake in Padang, Indonesia.

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Indonesian soldiers and rescue workers search for earthquake victims trapped under a destroyed building in Padang, Indonesia.

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A man searches through the rubble of a village destroyed by a powerful earthquake outside Apia in Samoa.

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Indonesian relatives wait to view and identify earthquake victims in body bags at a hospital in Padang, Indonesia.

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Students walk out from a collapsed building after an earthquake hit Padang, on Indonesia's Sumatra island.

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Christopher Moore of NOAA looks at computer graphs at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, concerning the earthquake and tsunami that hit American Samoa.

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People walk among a scene of devastation following a powerful quake in Pago Pago village on American Samoa.

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An Aiga bus and pickup truck are seen in front of a restaurant on American Samoa.

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A worker takes a break inside the Tool Shop hardware store to assess damage cause by the tsunami in Fagatogo village, American Samoa.

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A damaged boat inside a building in Pago Pago.

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An aerial view of Hihifo on the western side of Tonga.

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Workers and residents in Fagatogo village are seen on higher grounds.

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