Indonesian officials say a powerful earthquake
off the coast of the island of Sumatra
has killed 13 people.
The quake destroyed many buildings
and cut communications in and around the city of Padang.
Residents say people are trapped
in the rubble and some bridges have collapsed.
The quake which had a magnitude
of 7.6 was felt hundreds of kilometres away
in Singapore and Malaysia.
From Jakarta here is Karishma Vaswani.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
had issued a tsunami alert minutes after the earthquake hit
off the coast of west Sumatra but then lifted it.
The tremor was felt as far away as Indonesia's capital city,
Jakarta.
There have been reports of buildings and houses collapsing
in the city of Padang,
Sumatra's capital,
which is near the epicentre of the earthquake.