At least three people were killed and 25 others seriously injured in Siemelu island of Aceh province after a powerful earthquake with rattled the province in northern tip of Sumatra Island on Wednesday, health ministry said in Jakarta.
Head of the crisis center of the ministry Rustam Pakaya said that the victims were struck by the collapsed buildings.
"Three people were killed and 25 others suffered serious injury," he told Xinhua.
The death toll was expected to rise as the searching has been underway and many buildings collapsed, said Pakaya.
"Telecommunication cut has hampered for coordination on the rescue," he said.
The quake measuring 6.6 on the Rechter scale struck at 15:08 Jakarta time (0808 GMT) with epicenter 42 kilometers northwest Sinabang town in Siemelu Island of the province and 30 kilometers beneath the earth, meteorology agency said.
Siemelu island is the closest with the epicenter, according to the meteorology agency.
Source: Xinhua
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