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Indonesia: 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Kills More Than 100

HeadlineDec 08, 2016

In Indonesia, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake has killed more than 100 people after striking the northern tip of Sumatra island Wednesday while many residents were asleep. At least 700 more have been injured, and thousands have been displaced. Wednesday’s earthquake is the worst disaster to hit the region since 2004, when a tsunami killed more than 120,000 people in the province.

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