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Navy prepares warships to carry aid to Aceh earthquake victims

Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post)
Medan, North Sumatra
Thu, December 8, 2016

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Navy prepares warships to carry aid to Aceh earthquake victims Devastating nature – Earthquake victims take shelter in a mosque in Meunasah Bie village, Muara Dua district, Pidie Jaya regency, Aceh, on Thursday. The Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency says 8,501 people from four districts across the regency have been displaced by the strong quake that hit the area on Wednesday morning. (Antara/Irwansyah Putra)

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he Indonesian Naval Base (Lantamal) I in Belawan, North Sumatra, has readied four warships to carry basic necessities and medical aid to victims of the strong undersea earthquake that hit Pidie Jaya regency in Aceh on Wednesday.

Lantamal I Belawan spokesperson Maj. Sahala Sinaga said the four vessels were being prepared following the opening of a humanitarian assistance post for Aceh earthquake victims at the naval base. The post would collect goods like food, drinks and clothes donated by individuals and organizations.

“We have prepared four warships to carry humanitarian aid to Aceh. They are ready to be dispatched at any time,” Sahala told The Jakarta Post on Thursday, adding that the ships were also ready to take volunteering medical workers to the area of the disaster.

As reported earlier, more than 100 people were killed and thousands evacuated as an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Ritcher scale rocked Pidie Jaya regency on Wednesday morning. The earthquake also caused massive damage to buildings. (ebf)

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