The Photo taken on April 11, 2012 shows TV reports about patients in a hospital in Banda Aceh being transferred to safe place after an 8.5 magnitude earthquake took place in western Sumatra coast. Several people suffered bruises from falling materials on their heads when a major earthquake and aftershocks jolted northern Sumatra on Wednesday afternoon, a local TV reported. People living in Bengkulu, West Sumatra and Aceh were told to get ready for evacuation after the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics agency (BMKG) issued tsunami warning following the 8.5 magnitude earthquake. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
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JAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Symptom of tsunami appeared on Aceh coast in the aftermath of the two major earthquakes off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia on Wednesday, a local TV reported.
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Strong tremor felt in eastern India, tsunami warning issued
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Massive earthquake jolts off Indonesia's Aceh, tsunami warning issued
JAKARTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A major earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale jolted off the west coast of Indonesia's northwestern province of Aceh on Wednesday afternoon, and meteorology agency issued tsunami warning in the province, local TV reported.Full story
Myanmar issues tsunmi warning triggered by strong earthquake in Sumatra
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Tsunami may hit Thai coast at 5 p.m., airport closed
BANGKOK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department issued an urgent warning for people living on the Anadaman coast of six southern provinces to evacuate, the areas that would possibly be hit by tsunami starting from 5:09 p.m. local time, The Nation online reported.Full story
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