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People walk out from a collapsed building in Padang - Source: Reuters -
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As many as 3,000 people could still be trapped under the rubble in Indonesia after an earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra.
More than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead but the figure is expected to continue to rise.
In the bedlam of the earthquake New Zealander Mike Boyd was separated from his wife and son.
"I was thrown out of my seat, it was very violent watching vehicles being lifted off the road and the force of it," Boyd says.
It was a frantic three hours before Boyd was reunited with the rest of his family. Others, however, have waited much longer.
Amongst the anguish there is still hope for the hundreds looking for lost family members. One teacher and student were pulled from a college alive after more than 40 hours trapped beneath the rubble.
The government says 3,000 people could still be trapped under the collapsed city after the 7.6 magnitude quake toppled almost 20,000 buildings and homes.
Diggers and emergency supplies have been flown in as well as medical teams to look after the injured.
Padang's hospital was damaged in the quake.
One nine-year-old was recovering from a motorcycle accident when the ceiling caved in on him. His family say he has little chance of surviving a brain haemorrhage.
It is a grim backdrop of grief and destruction and search teams are yet to see the true scale of the disaster as it could take several days to reach rural areas where there are reports that entire villages have been flattened.
