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/ 14 September 2007

Indonesians huddle in tents in quake-hit Sumatra

Frightened residents on Indonesia’s Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatised by the latest of nearly 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago. Indonesia’s meteorology agency issued the latest in a series of tsunami warnings late on Thursday after another strong quake struck Sumatra.

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/ 13 September 2007

Sumatra pounded by quake, aftershocks

Indonesia’s Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake killed at least eight people and buried many others under collapsed buildings. Tsunami warnings were repeatedly issued and lifted for Indian Ocean countries after the magnitude 8,4 earthquake, the biggest this year.