UK sends rescue team to Indonesia
A man inspects damage in Padang
Relief efforts will aim to deliver clean water supplies and shelter
The UK Department for International Development is sending a search and rescue team to Indonesia to join aid efforts after Wednesday's earthquake.
The specially trained personnel will fly to Padang with plastic sheeting, medical and water purifying equipment.
The 7.6-magnitude tremor struck the island of Sumatra, killing at least 1,100 people and injuring hundreds.
A number of UK groups are preparing aid efforts after the quake and a tsunami in the South Pacific on Tuesday.
Rescue workers in the Samoan islands and Tonga continue to search for survivors of the tsunami, which killed at least 149 people.
Details of the Department for International Development team, which will fly from London's Gatwick airport to Indonesia early on Friday, are still being finalised.
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