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Quake Off Indonesia Sparks Tsunami Alert

Description:Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency is sending a rescue team to Aceh, after a massive 8.7 magnitude quake off the coast on Wednesday knocked out the province's electricity and and a tsunami warning sent locals scrambling for higher ground. "The quake was felt very strongly. Electricity is down, there's traffic jams to access higher ground. Sirens and Koran recitals from mosques are everywhere," said Sutopo, spokesman for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency. (0:45)

Source: Reuters

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