Aid staggers into Indonesia
The toll climbed to 413 dead and 298 missing four days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Indonesia's coast, triggering a tsunami, officials said Friday. The National Disaster Coordinating Agency said 270 people were seriously injured and 142 had minor injuries. More than 22,000 people have been displaced or affected by the tsunami, which swept up villagers and their homes without warning, the agency said.
The government is considering relocating some residents in the earthquake-prone islands near Sumatra, the state-run Antara news agency said.
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The government is considering relocating some residents in the earthquake-prone islands near Sumatra, the state-run Antara news agency said.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/indonesia.quake/index.html?hpt=T2
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