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Indonesia's disaster agency sending rescue team to Aceh

Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency is sending a rescue team to Aceh, after a massive 8.7 magnitude quake

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FP Archives|Apr 11, 2012, 15:53:37 IST

Jakarta: Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency is sending a rescue team to Aceh, after a massive 8.7 magnitude quake on Wednesday and tsunami warning knocked out the province's electricity and send locals scrambling for higher ground.[caption id="attachment_272461" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="Reuters"][/caption]"The quake was felt very strongly. Electricity is down, there's traffic jams to access higher ground. Sirens and Koran recitals from mosques are everywhere," said Sutopo, spokesman for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency.Reuters

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First Published:Apr 11, 2012, 15:26:59 IST
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