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Strong earthquake in Indonesia kills 25

December 7, 2016 by NHL Werasinghe Leave a Comment

A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early today (7th) killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:03 a.m. was centered about10 kilometers north of Reuleut, a town in northern Aceh, at a depth of 17 kilometers.
Frantic rescue effort involving dozens of villagers, soldiers and police was underway in Meureudu, a severely affected town in Pidie Jaya. Volunteers taking part in search and rescue operations said three excavators were trying to remove debris from shop houses where three people were believed buried.
Residents of the nearby town of Lhokseumawe ran out of their houses in panic during the quake and many people fled to higher ground.

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