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| Indonesia earthquake today: Dozens dead and many missing after quake strikes Aceh province | Indonesia earthquake today: Dozens dead and many missing after quake strikes Aceh province |
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| Many buildings have been flattened and at least 52 people killed after an undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Aceh province in northern Indonesia, the site of the devastating quake and tsunami in 2004. | |
| Residents were sent running into the streets after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck at about 5am local time (10pm GMT Tuesday), and remain reluctant to return home amid fears of aftershocks. | Residents were sent running into the streets after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck at about 5am local time (10pm GMT Tuesday), and remain reluctant to return home amid fears of aftershocks. |
| The US Geological Survey measured the quake at a depth of just 8.2km, 19km south-east of the coastal town of Sigli. Buildings shook in the provincial capital Banda Aceh. | The US Geological Survey measured the quake at a depth of just 8.2km, 19km south-east of the coastal town of Sigli. Buildings shook in the provincial capital Banda Aceh. |
| No tsunami warning was issued, but at least five aftershocks were felt in the hours after the initial quake, the Indonesian disaster management agency said. | No tsunami warning was issued, but at least five aftershocks were felt in the hours after the initial quake, the Indonesian disaster management agency said. |
| Indonesian search and rescue teams used earth movers to clear rubble and reach what authorities believed were dozens more victims trapped in the wreckage. | Indonesian search and rescue teams used earth movers to clear rubble and reach what authorities believed were dozens more victims trapped in the wreckage. |
| After an initial death toll of 25, the agency's Sutopo Nugroho in a statement that at least 52 had died and more than 70 people were seriously injured. | |
| Khairul Nova, an official at the Aceh search and rescue agency, said: "Dozens are missing but we don't have accurate data on the total yet." | Khairul Nova, an official at the Aceh search and rescue agency, said: "Dozens are missing but we don't have accurate data on the total yet." |
| Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, was devastated by a massive 9.2-magnitude earthquake and tsunami centred on its western coast near the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, on 26 December 2004. More than 120,000 people were killed in Aceh alone. | Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, was devastated by a massive 9.2-magnitude earthquake and tsunami centred on its western coast near the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, on 26 December 2004. More than 120,000 people were killed in Aceh alone. |
| Images on TV and social media on Wednesday morning showed victims being rushed to hospital, flattened buildings and fallen electricity poles, and people gathering outside at street corners. | Images on TV and social media on Wednesday morning showed victims being rushed to hospital, flattened buildings and fallen electricity poles, and people gathering outside at street corners. |
| "The earthquake was felt strongly and many people panicked and rushed outdoors as houses collapsed," Nugroho said. | "The earthquake was felt strongly and many people panicked and rushed outdoors as houses collapsed," Nugroho said. |
| A volunteer for the Indonesian Red Crescent in Pidie Jaya regency in Aceh described scenes of heavy damage and said many people had been injured. | A volunteer for the Indonesian Red Crescent in Pidie Jaya regency in Aceh described scenes of heavy damage and said many people had been injured. |
| "There isn't enough medical staff around," the Red Crescent's Muklis, who like many Indonesians uses one name, told TVOne. | "There isn't enough medical staff around," the Red Crescent's Muklis, who like many Indonesians uses one name, told TVOne. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |