Indonesian VP: Quake May Kill Up to 2,000
"It is predicted and it's still a rough estimate that the numbers of dead may be between 1,000 and 2,000," Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the el-Shinta radio station, saying the estimate was based on an assessment of damage to buildings."
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050329/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake
NO!
When I heard they upped the magnitude, I was afraid to turn on the television for updates.
Those poor people. They have really suffered.