INDONESIA REPORT

Nearly 80,000 people are confirmed dead in Indonesia, whose western island of Sumatra was closest to the epicentre of the earthquake.

“The death toll began climbing sharply after Sunday morning's 9.0-magnitude quake that struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia, the most powerful temblor in four decades,” wrote one worker in Indonesia.

“The waves sped away from the epicenter at over 500 mph before crashing into the region's shorelines without warning, sweeping people and fishing villages out to sea. Millions were displaced from their homes and thousands were missing.

"Among the victims are thousands from Aceh. O God, have mercy on us... Have mercy on this nation…”

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