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Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds injured when a strong earthquake hit Indonesia's Aceh province. Medical volunteers rushed in fading evening light to get people to hospitals, which were straining to cope with the influx of injured.

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Rescuers use excavators to search for victims under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Pidie Jaya, Indonesia.Heri Juanda/The Associated Press

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Rescuers recover the body of a victim from a collapsed building.Heri Juanda/The Associated Press

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The hand of an earthquake survivor is seen under rubble.Aqien Abdullah/AFP / Getty Images

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An earthquake survivor is accompanied by her family at a district hospital.Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP / Getty Images

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Earthquake survivors receive medical treatment outside a district hospital overloaded with patients.Aqien Abdullah/AFP / Getty Images

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Injured people receive medical attention at a hospital.ANTARA FOTO/Reuters

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Injured people receive medical attention at a hospital.ANTARA FOTO/Reuters

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Earthquake victims get treatment at the General Hospital in Sigli, Aceh Province.Getty Images/Getty Images

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People walk near a collapsed mosque in Meuredu, Pidie Jaya.ANTARA FOTO/Reuters

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Motorcyclists pass a damaged section of a road.ANTARA FOTO/Reuters

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