http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rose-water-filters-2614721-city-workers Monday, October 19, 2009 Surfer's water filters help desperate quake workers A.M. READ: An OC surfer's water filters helped desperate workers in the earthquake-ravaged city of Padang, Indonesia. By LAYLAN CONNELLY The Orange County Register Jon Rose was on a boat in Indonesia when the Padang 7.6 earthquake hit, killing hundreds, injuring and leaving thousands more missing. He was en route to Bali to take water filters, and quickly changed gears after seeing the devastation, helping the local Red Cross in the early hours after the quake. LEONARD ORTIZ, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Jon Rose sits on the back of a moped, scouring the crumbled city of Padang. He passes hotels he's stayed in, looking straight into the rooms. The walls have collapsed. Cracks in the ground run five-feet deep. Entire structures are crumb...
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