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Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra ...

 

Indonesia Quake Toll Soars; Thousands Trapped

Indonesia Quake Toll Soars; Thousands Trapped

The 6.9 magnitude struck at 08:52 a.m. local time Thursday on Sumatra island, about 180 miles from the epicenter of a more powerful quake on Wednesday. Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 531 people. The death toll was expected to rise.

 

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