QUAKE: KLIA A HIVE OF ACTIVITIES

SEPANG, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was
a hive of activities as the people waited anxiously for their children and
relatives returning from Padang, West Sumatra.

Tears of joy were visible in the eyes of security officer Nordin Rasidi, 50,
and his children, Nurul Azzawana, 16, and Nurul Syafiqah, 10, as his wife,
Rostina Md Zain, 47, emerged from the arrival hall.

"We were worried when we learned that the village, which my wife had
visited, was devastated by an earthquake. Thank God, she is alright," said
Nordin as he hugged his wife.

For Mohd Syahmi Affendi, 20, he was worried as his mother and several family
members were still in Padang where they were on holiday.

"I managed to contact my mother after the quake on Sept 30. She told me that
they were safe as they left the six-storey hotel, where they put up, for meals
before it collapsed," he said.


For Zulhenree Norman, 31, he felt anxiety over the safety of nine of his
relatives as they did not arrive on the flight which touched down at 2.30pm.

"I believe my relatives, including two girls and two children, who were
supposed to be travelling to Padang could have been stranded in Bukit Tinggi,"
he said, adding that they were supposed to be on that flight.

-- BERNAMA