The emergency response efforts to the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra is shifting to recovery and rebuilding efforts. More than a thousand people died in the quake and hundreds more are missing. Over 180,000 buildings were severely damaged or destroyed. The clean up process is already beginning and earthquake survivors are assessing how or if they will rebuild. VOA's Brian Padden reports from Padang, Indonesia.
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