CHINAEUROPE AFRICAASIA 中文双语Français
World\Asia-Pacific

Nearly 100 killed, hundreds hurt as quake strikes Indonesia

Agencies | Updated: 2016-12-08 10:09

Nearly 100 killed, hundreds hurt as quake strikes Indonesia

Relatives of injured people wait outside a hospital in the quake-devastated area after a magnitude-6.4 quake rocked Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia on December 07, 2016. [Photo/IC]

Officials urged people to sleep outdoors as twilight fell, in case aftershocks caused more damage to already precarious buildings.

President Joko Widodo was expected to visit the area on Thursday, his deputy told media.

Wednesday's quake hit the east coast of the province, about 170 km (105 miles) from Banda Aceh. Nugroho said Aceh's Pidie Jaya regency, with a population of about 140,000, was worst hit.

Many victims had suffered broken bones and gashes and had to be treated in hospital corridors and hastily erected disaster tents, a Reuters witness said.

Television showed footage of flattened mosques, fallen electricity poles and crushed cars.

A Red Crescent volunteer said health workers were struggling.

BACK TO THE TOP
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US