On Wednesday a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province, destroying hundreds of homes, businesses and the Pidie Jaya hospital. To date 102 people are known to have died, including young children, and at least 1,000 were injured. The death toll could rise. The priority is for implementing search and rescue operations. Additional medical personnel have gone to the region.
Indonesia: earthquake
Written by David Fletcher 09 Dec 2016Additional Info
- Pray: for the rescuers sorting through the aftermath to find all buried survivors quickly. (Ps.40:13)
- More: edition.cnn.com/2016/12/06/asia/indonesia-earthquake/