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Quake drives thousands to mosques in Aceh shelters
Thousands in Aceh sought refuge in mosques and shelters after a magnitude 6.5 quake near Meureudu killed about 97 people and injured hundreds. Rescue teams, soldiers and police worked amid rain and outages as relief efforts spread to Pidie Jaya and Bireuen.
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Aceh
Meureudu
Indonesia
Sumatra
Tatang Sulaiman
Meurendu
Pidie Jaya
U.S. Geological Survey
Sigli
Siti Rukiah
National Disaster Agency
Pidie
Jakarta
Joko “Jokowi
Widodo
Aiyub Abbas
Zunaidi