Rescuers are working around the clock to save survivors of an earthquake which rocked the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 3,000 people.
The quake hit at 5.54am local time on Saturday, flattening buildings and forcing many people out of their homes.
It's thought that 200,000 people are without shelter because of the quake, which hit 6.2 on the Richter scale.
The city of Yogyakarta was among the worst-hit places. It is in the shadow of volcano Mount Merapi.
It has been threatening to erupt for many weeks.
The volcano is not thought to have caused the quake, but there are fears that this could trigger an eruption.
One witness said: "I was shaken from my bed. Concrete chunks started falling from my hotel room as people were running out in panic in their bed clothes."
Damage was also reported in the cities of Solo and Bantul.
People were taken to hospital in lorries and buses or made the journey on foot, because there were not enough ambulances to help the injured.
Indonesia is in a zone known as the "Pacific ring of fire" - where lots of earthquakes and volcano eruptions take place.
In December 2004, an earthquake in the region set off the huge tsunami which killed hundreds of thousands of people across Asia.
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