A strong earthquake struck off Pidie Jaya district in Aceh province, killing 102 people, injured over 1,000 and left more than 10,000 homeless, sparking a frantic rescue effort in the rubble of dozens of collapsed and damaged buildings. The rescue effort involving thousands of officials, villagers, soldiers and police was concentrated severely affected town in Pidie Jaya district near the epicentre of 6.5 magnitude quake.

6.5 magnitude quake was the biggest disaster to hit the province on the northern tip of Sumatra island since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, which killed more than 120,000 people in Aceh alone.

Survivors perform Friday mass prayer outside a collapsed Jami Quba Mosque following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 9, 2016.

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An earthquake survivor, M. Jaafar M. Sabi, 63 years old, receives medical treatment at the makeshift hospital in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 9, 2016.

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Survivors perform a special prayer for the victims were killed in an 6.5 earthquake outside a collapsed building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 9, 2016.

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Worker clearing the rubble of collapsed buildings following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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A woman sat on the rubble of her shop during search and rescue operation at the collapsed building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Volunteer throw an items that survived to Indonesian policeman during search and rescue operation at the collapsed building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Indonesian authorities with volunteers searching earthquake victims during the search and rescue operation at the collapsed building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Volunteers searching earthquake victims during the search and rescue operation at the collapsed building in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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A mother with her daughters take rest in a makeshift tent following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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A local resident saw her destroyed house due to 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Rizka Martunis, 9 years old, hugging her teddy bear as she sitting outside her destroyed home due to 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) clearing the rubble of collapsed buildings following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 11, 2016.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) clearing the rubble of collapsed buildings following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) clearing the rubble of collapsed buildings following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) clearing the rubble of collapsed Jami Quba Mosque following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 11, 2016.

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The children playing at their destroyed home due to 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 10, 2016.

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Survivor, Saprina Rajali, 30 years old, grieving as she visit her collapsed house that killed her mother following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 11, 2016.

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A survivor pray after evening prayer outside of her house as she traumatized to not be in the house following the earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, on December 11, 2016.

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