Place: Gunung Sitoli

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Strong earthquake rocks Indonesian provinces

A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia’s North and West Sumatra provinces today, an official said.

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Nine dead in Nias helicopter crash

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Man found alive under Asia quake rubble

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Search for Asia quake survivors abandoned

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Search for loved ones continues on quake island

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Up to 1,300 dead in latest earthquake

Questions but no answers for bereaved parents

HIS eyes puffy and bloodshot, Datot Mendra prepared to spend the night lying next to his wife.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2005

Paradise lost: Island that escaped tsunami destroyed by quake

CANDLES flickered at the heads of about 20 corpses, wrapped in white sheets on the street outside the Santa Maria church in the devastated town of Gunung Sitoli on Nias, the Indonesian isle known as a surfers’ paradise.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2005

Corpses lie in street of devastated island town

Candles flickered at the heads of about 20 corpses, lying in the street wrapped in white sheets outside the Santa Maria church in the devastated main town on Nias, the Indonesian isle known as a surfers' paradise.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2005