Deadly 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Aceh, Indonesia

[Indy Anna]

A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and causing dozens of buildings to collapse.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/06/world/asia/ap-as-indonesia-earthquake.html?_r=0

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...ue-effort-as-aceh-quake-death-toll-rises.html

http://www.ibtimes.com/indonesia-ac...trikes-northern-tip-sumatra-same-area-2456140

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38232611?ocid=socialflow_twitter

At least 8 of the dead are young children. RIP.

 

[Indy Anna]

Death toll has now risen to 54.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/wo...es-district/uBpigXR9IiegOtlUsjhsFM/story.html

 

[Thyme]

2016 has been such a bad year all-around I'll be glad to see the end of it.

 

[Jax49]

[h=1]At least 92 dead in Indonesian earthquake[/h]
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/1153617/at-least-92-dead-in-indonesian-earthquake

 

[alucardsdream]

I think everyone is ready for this year to be over. Wildfires, warehouse fires, earthquakes...hasn't been a great couple of weeks.

 

[Indy Anna]

Frantic rescue efforts in Indonesia as earthquake kills at least 97

The province's disaster mitigation agency said more than 600 people were injured. The national disaster agency said some 245 buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed, mostly in Pidie Jaya, including 14 mosques. The rest were mainly dwellings and shop houses. Roads also cracked and power poles toppled over.

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Muhammad Reza Faisal, director of the general hospital in Pidie Jaya, said the facility was overwhelmed with the numbers of injured and many people were being treated in tents pitched on its grounds. He said five of the quake victims died at the hospital.

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/1...indonesia-aceh-province-at-least-27-dead.html

 

[Indy Anna]

The death toll is currently at 102 (that I have seen). I hope it doesn't continue rising, but rescuers are still searching the rubble.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/in...escuers-search-survivors-161208084327612.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-indonesia-earthquake-20161207-story.html

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/ar...t-survivor-says-quake-terrifying-fled-to-hill