432660 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/strong-earthquake-hits-off-sumatra-indonesia/news-story/28c7d40d264febb3d56b1eb9f1724ce2The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake hit off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island at 5.03am Wednesday local time, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. There was no tsunami alert. At least 97 people died and four were pulled from the rubble alive as the Indonesian government declared a two-week emergency period.Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:28:00 +0100heraldsun-53fb1cf19a094f0e0b04f6b6530563a820161207222800http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/aceh-quake-toll-likely-to-riseDeath and injury tolls from the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the Sumatran province of Aceh yesterday are expected to rise as rescuers race against time to find survivors trapped under hundreds of collapsed buildings. At least 94 people have died so far, with 128 seriously injured, after the....Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:24:00 +0100straitstimesSG-d6119101866198c58bb6b29abf518d4820161207222400http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hospitals-struggling-to-cope-as-supplies-run-outMeureudu, a small town in Pidie Jaya regency, was the focus of rescue efforts after a massive 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Aceh province yesterday. Hundreds of local residents were seen on live TV digging through the debris of a collapsed building with their bare hands looking for survivors, in the....Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:24:00 +0100straitstimesSG-d72698eabddbbe1971fd586fbedcd7bd20161207222400http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/aceh-quake-all-my-neighbours-homes-were-completely-flattenedBANDA ACEH — After performing her ablutions for her morning prayers, Ms Murni Nasir was startled by crackling sounds in the ceiling and crushing cutlery. After being in shock for about 10 seconds, the 24-year-old resident of Bireuen in Aceh, Indonesia, started to realise that the tremors were from an earthquake.Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:07:00 +0100todayonline-98b2d53b0ef980b183e477db0501e4ba20161207220700