More than 20 people have been killed and many are feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful 6.5 earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, according to officials.
A press officer at the provincial disaster agency said that more than 20 were killed, according to Xinhua news agency.
The Vice Regent of Pidie Jaya, Said Mulyadi, told MetroTV news that there may be as many as 20 dead and 40 injured.
The Red Cross put the number of fatalities at 20.
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