Earthquake hits Aceh province

Markit

Gee, makes you wonder about the laws, religion and the universe when the only devout Muslim region in Indonesia with Sharia Law gets trashed again and again by nature. I'm almost moved to "believe" in a higher power that just hates Moslems when I look around the world.

balinews

Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in Indonesia on Wednesday when a strong earthquake hit its Aceh province and rescuers used earth movers and bare hands to search for survivors in scores of toppled buildings. Medical volunteers rushed in fading evening light to get people to hospitals, which were straining to cope with the influx of injured. The Aceh provincial government said in a statement 93 people had died and more than 500 were injured, many seriously. Sutopo Nugroho of Indonesia's national disaster management agency, said a state of emergency had been declared in Aceh, which sits on the northern tip of Sumatra island. "We are now focusing on searching for victims and possible survivors," said Nugroho. His agency put the death toll at 94. Aceh was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami centered on its western coast near the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, on Dec. 26, 2004. That tsunami killed 226,000 people along Indian Ocean shorelines. Nearly 100 killed, hundreds hurt as quake strikes Indonesia's Aceh | Reuters

BestofBali

Very sad news, the footage coming from the aftermath was pretty horrific. Hope the fatality toll doesn’t rise any higher :(

JohnnyCool

Markit wroteGee, makes you wonder about the laws, religion and the universe when the only devout Muslim region in Indonesia with Sharia Law gets trashed again and again by nature. I'm almost moved to "believe" in a higher power that just hates Moslems when I look around the world.

The natural disasters in Sumatra can be seen by [I]some[/I] people as "ironic", but they [I]are[/I] "natural" disasters. Devout Muslims/Sharia Law have nothing to do with it (IMHO). What about the latest disasters in places such as New Zealand, Japan, Solomon Islands, South America? I didn't realise that they're "Muslim countries" too. :grumpy:

Markit

Johnny the score in Aceh from the Boxing day Tsunami and the latest trembler is headed for 150,000 + dead but if you add up all those you mentioned do you get 1000? Your definition of "disaster" and mine seem to differ...

JohnnyCool

[QUOTE]Your definition of "disaster" and mine seem to differ...[/QUOTE] I'm glad to hear that.