The number of wounded people rose to 34 in Simeuleu Island of Aceh province in Indonesia during a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6, according to the country's health ministry on Thursday.
"The number of injured people has increased to 34," head of the crisis center of the ministry Rustam Pakaya said, adding that 17 houses and four health facilities were seriously damaged,
Medical team from nearby province of North Sumatra had already arrived in the island, he added.
Television footage of Metro TV showed that hundreds of people still stayed outside their houses due to fears of aftershocks.
At least three people were killed and 25 others seriously wounded during the earthquake occurred on Wednesday.
Source: Xinhua
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