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| Aftershocks have rattled the survivors of a devastating earthquake in Indonesia that killed nearly 100 people as officials urgently appealed for medicine and doctors to treat the hundreds injured. | Aftershocks have rattled the survivors of a devastating earthquake in Indonesia that killed nearly 100 people as officials urgently appealed for medicine and doctors to treat the hundreds injured. |
| The fresh tremors hampered rescue efforts in Aceh province on Sumatra where a shallow 6.5-magnitude quake levelled hundreds of homes, mosques and businesses on Wednesday. | The fresh tremors hampered rescue efforts in Aceh province on Sumatra where a shallow 6.5-magnitude quake levelled hundreds of homes, mosques and businesses on Wednesday. |
| Search and rescue crews using advanced life-detecting devices have been combing the rubble for any sign of movement, as hopes fade of finding any more survivors more than a day after the quake. | Search and rescue crews using advanced life-detecting devices have been combing the rubble for any sign of movement, as hopes fade of finding any more survivors more than a day after the quake. |
| “These scan through the rubble to see if anyone’s alive or dead,” said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. | “These scan through the rubble to see if anyone’s alive or dead,” said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. |
| The death toll stands at 99, he added. The figure has fluctuated as authorities identify the dead across the region which one of the areas worst-affected by the devastating 2004 tsunami. | The death toll stands at 99, he added. The figure has fluctuated as authorities identify the dead across the region which one of the areas worst-affected by the devastating 2004 tsunami. |
| Thousands of soldiers and emergency personnel have been using excavators to clear rubble in the worst-hit areas, with volunteers – equipped with little more than hoes and their bare hands – also chipping in. | Thousands of soldiers and emergency personnel have been using excavators to clear rubble in the worst-hit areas, with volunteers – equipped with little more than hoes and their bare hands – also chipping in. |
| President Joko Widodo asked people to pray for their fellow Indonesians in the disaster-stricken province. | President Joko Widodo asked people to pray for their fellow Indonesians in the disaster-stricken province. |
| “Aceh is not alone,” he posted on his official Twitter account. | “Aceh is not alone,” he posted on his official Twitter account. |
| But attention is shifting to caring for those injured and homeless. | But attention is shifting to caring for those injured and homeless. |
| The army has established kitchens, shelters and a field hospital in the hard-hit town of Meureudu, Aceh military chief Tatang Sulaiman told Agence France-Presse. | The army has established kitchens, shelters and a field hospital in the hard-hit town of Meureudu, Aceh military chief Tatang Sulaiman told Agence France-Presse. |
| “Our priority today is to re-check all the buildings to ensure no more victims are trapped, and to help the refugees,” he said. | “Our priority today is to re-check all the buildings to ensure no more victims are trapped, and to help the refugees,” he said. |
| But medical supplies and other essentials in short supply, officials said, with the region’s ill-equipped hospitals overwhelmed. | But medical supplies and other essentials in short supply, officials said, with the region’s ill-equipped hospitals overwhelmed. |
| More than 700 people were injured in the quake, many seriously, according to the disaster agency. | More than 700 people were injured in the quake, many seriously, according to the disaster agency. |
| Said Mulyadi, the deputy chief of the worst-hit Pidie Jaya district, said they were in desperate need of medicine, supplies and extra hands to treat the injured. | Said Mulyadi, the deputy chief of the worst-hit Pidie Jaya district, said they were in desperate need of medicine, supplies and extra hands to treat the injured. |
| “We need surgeons and orthopaedics, because many victims have fractures,” he told AFP. | “We need surgeons and orthopaedics, because many victims have fractures,” he told AFP. |
| Most victims spent the night outdoors, either unable to return to their homes or terrified of the aftershocks rattling the region, he added. | Most victims spent the night outdoors, either unable to return to their homes or terrified of the aftershocks rattling the region, he added. |
| Aid has begun trickling into the region, with emergency shelters erected to house those left with nowhere to go. | Aid has begun trickling into the region, with emergency shelters erected to house those left with nowhere to go. |
| But more was needed for the 4,000 people evacuated to shelters, said local disaster agency chief Puteh Manaf. | But more was needed for the 4,000 people evacuated to shelters, said local disaster agency chief Puteh Manaf. |
| “They really need food, clean water, medication and blankets,” he told AFP. | “They really need food, clean water, medication and blankets,” he told AFP. |
| Many fled for higher ground when the quake struck, fearing a tsunami, though no alert was issued. | Many fled for higher ground when the quake struck, fearing a tsunami, though no alert was issued. |
| A huge undersea earthquake in 2004 triggered a tsunami that engulfed several countries around the Indian ocean, killing more than 170,000 people in Indonesia alone, the vast majority in Aceh. | A huge undersea earthquake in 2004 triggered a tsunami that engulfed several countries around the Indian ocean, killing more than 170,000 people in Indonesia alone, the vast majority in Aceh. |
| Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide. | Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates collide. |
| Aceh lies on the northern tip of Sumatra island, which is particularly prone to quakes. In June a 6.5-magnitude quake struck off the west of Sumatra, damaging scores of buildings and injuring eight people. | Aceh lies on the northern tip of Sumatra island, which is particularly prone to quakes. In June a 6.5-magnitude quake struck off the west of Sumatra, damaging scores of buildings and injuring eight people. |