100 die in Indonesia earthquake
December 7 2016 By Abiodun Giwa
A picture of the aftermath of the quake showing people at work with equipment in search of the living and the dead. (Courtesy: AP News)
Over 100 people may have died in an earthquake that occurred on Wednesday in Indonesia town of Aceh.
People who are trapped underground fallen buildings are still being pulled out. Some are pulled out dead, while those pulled out alive receive first aid treatment.
Rerports say that night fall is making recovery difficult for rescuers in orange uniforms, using torchlights into the cracks of broken buildings, searching for the dead and the living.
Some of those who are fortunate to be alive after the 6.5 magnitude quake that happened early morning before people rise from bed have reportedly taken to stay in a mosque that is above the ground.
The ABC News reported that Siti Rukiah, a mother of four and one of those who are in a mosque away from their homes in Pante Raja - a seaside village in Pidie Raja district - for the fears of aftershock amid thoughts about a possible tsunami spoke about the 2004 tsunami and her fears about a possible tsunami after this quake.
One thing that survivors are imagining about those who have died trapped in the rubble, is how people who have gone to bed without any thought of anything happening, but to be awoken by a strange loud noise and shaking of the ground below their feet and the struggle to find objects to hold to be alive. Where do they know they that they have to run to escape?
People who are trapped underground fallen buildings are still being pulled out. Some are pulled out dead, while those pulled out alive receive first aid treatment.
Rerports say that night fall is making recovery difficult for rescuers in orange uniforms, using torchlights into the cracks of broken buildings, searching for the dead and the living.
Some of those who are fortunate to be alive after the 6.5 magnitude quake that happened early morning before people rise from bed have reportedly taken to stay in a mosque that is above the ground.
The ABC News reported that Siti Rukiah, a mother of four and one of those who are in a mosque away from their homes in Pante Raja - a seaside village in Pidie Raja district - for the fears of aftershock amid thoughts about a possible tsunami spoke about the 2004 tsunami and her fears about a possible tsunami after this quake.
One thing that survivors are imagining about those who have died trapped in the rubble, is how people who have gone to bed without any thought of anything happening, but to be awoken by a strange loud noise and shaking of the ground below their feet and the struggle to find objects to hold to be alive. Where do they know they that they have to run to escape?
