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Tsunami alerts lifted after major Indonesia quake

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A major earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday triggering panic and power blackouts, although a tsunami alert was later lifted.

 

Neighbouring Thailand and Malaysia, lying east of Sumatra, also cancelled tsunami warnings. (Reuters)

 

 

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