Indonesian earthquake leaves at least 45,000 homeless

At least 45,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.

The estimated number of homeless people continues to grow as relief efforts fan out across the three districts near the epicentre of Wednesday's magnitude 6.5 quake, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said.