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82 die in Indonesia earthquake
www.chinaview.cn 2007-03-07 09:33:58
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Injured residents receive treatment in a makeshift hospital in Solok, in West Sumatra province March 6, 2007. A strong earthquake and a powerful aftershock hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, and trapping scores more under flattened buildings.

Injured residents receive treatment in a makeshift hospital in Solok, in West Sumatra province March 6, 2007. A strong earthquake and a powerful aftershock hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, and trapping scores more under flattened buildings.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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    JAKARTA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Landslides triggered by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 70 people in West Sumatra of Indonesia hampered efforts to deliver aid for the quake victims, the provincial Disaster Management Agency said on Tuesday.

    Suri Hamdazir, an official of the agency, said that the quake caused huge amount of soil to fall on two roads connecting the capital of the province with the accident sites in several regencies. full story>>>


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