Operation PADANG ASSIST
20 October 2009
Army Engineers Clear Landslide And Debris In Tandikat, West Sumatra
Australian Army engineers and machinery are helping to restore some form of normality for the residents of Tandikat in West Sumatra by clearing sections of a landslide, repairing a bridge, and deconstructing a school severely damaged as a result of the recent earthquake that shook the region. The engineers and their machinery arrived in Indonesia after sailing from Australia onboard HMAS Kanimbla and conducting an amphibious beach landing north of Padang City.
Operation Padang Assist commenced on 02 Oct 09 after the Indonesian Government accepted an offer of emergency assistance from Australia following two large earthquakes near the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. The ADF Joint Task Force 629 (JTF629) was established, and is working closely with Indonesian authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs, AusAID and other agencies, to ensure the emergency relief support is delivered to where it is needed most.
| 20091019adf8208022_015 Indonesian police, military and Australian Defence Force personnel look over the devastating landslides in Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_125 An Indonesian soldier looks on as an Australian Army engineer uses his skid steer loader to clear dirt caused by a landslide at Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_154 Australian Army engineers are joined by Indonesian police and military as clearing commences at a landslide site in Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_172 An engineer from the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment clears debris from an unstable school building in Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_191 AusAID's Sam Zappia looks over damage sustained by a school in Tandikat as Australian Army engineers and Indonesian military personnel discuss the best course of action. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_237 Australian Army engineers look over the damage to a suspension bridge caused by a landslide in Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_251 A raging torrent flows through landslide affected Tandikat as Australian Defence Force personnel, Indonesian military and police survey the damage. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_263 Indonesian soldiers watch Australian engineers clear landslide debris from Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_299 A firefighter from the 1st Combat Emergency Response Section cuts through a reinforced concrete beam during the deconstruction of an unstable building at a school in Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091019adf8208022_320 Australian Army engineers clear debris from a school in Tandikat. (Date taken: 19 October 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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