Indonesia’s Sumatra hit by quake
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The latest quake was also felt in neighbouring Malaysia and in Singapore where tall buildings swayed, reports said. Yesterday’s 8.4magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings and killed at least five people and injuring dozens in Indonesia. Italso set off a small tsunami off Padang.
A tsunami warning was issued for wide areas of the region andnations as far away as Africa. Today’s 7.5magnitude aftershocks hit the same area of Sumatra.”Many buildings collapsed after this morning’s quake,” Fauzi Bahar, the mayor,was quoted telling El Shinta radio by AP. “We’re still trying tofind out about victims. Panicked residents sought shelter in higher ground,fearing a repeat of the 2004 quake and tsunami which killed almost a quarter ofa million people across the region.
Tsunami alerts were also issued last night in India, Malaysiaand Sri Lanka(withdrawn subsequently). Indonesian authorities briefly issued two new alerts this morning, and Australia issued one for its Indian Ocean territories, AFP reported. Indonesia sits on the volatile”Ring of Fire”, a massive zone of volcanic instability that encircles thePacific.
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