57 Deadly Seconds

The tremor came early that Saturday morning, as people were sound asleep or just starting to stir. It devastated the area in and around Yogyakarta.

May 30, 2006

IT was like something out of a Hollywood disaster film, a CNN special report, or even a Tom Clancy novel. But this was real-life drama, playing itself out on an early Saturday morning, on May 27. It happened in Yogyakarta, heart of Java Island. The earthquake came without warning that fateful morning. The sun was still hidden behind cloudy skies over Sumberharjo, Prambanan, Sleman regency. Titin, a young mother with shoulder-length hair, was enjo

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