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Earthquake kills 70 in Indonesia
At least 70 people are dead following a powerful earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
According to the US Geological Survey, the quake had a magnitude of 6.3 and was centred near the town of Padang.
The quake struck at 1049 local time (0349 GMT) and a strong
aftershock struck two hours later causing further damage.
The quake was felt as far away as Singapore, where reports say buildings were swaying.
Coastal areas in Sumatra have been evacuated but officials said a tsunami was not expected as the earthquake happened under land, not the sea.
In the tsunami of December 2004, over 130,000 people were killed in Sumatra when the province of Aceh was hit.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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