Over 100 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia on Wednesday.
Rescue workers, soldiers and police are continuing to comb the rubble of a devastated town in Indonesia's Aceh province as the search resumed for survivors after rain and blackouts hammered efforts late on Wednesday.
The 6.5 quake left 102 people dead and the final figure could be higher, according to aid workers. .
Many people were left homeless after the quake destroyed or damaged homes and others were too scared to return home.
Hundreds more were injured and dozens of buildings were destroyed. The worst damage appears to be in Pidie Jaya district near the epicentre.
Scores of rescue personnel are searching the ruins of a market in the town of Meureudu, where many shops and houses collapsed. Some people spent the night outdoors while thousands took refuge in mosques and temporary shelters.
Hajj Yusri Abdullah, owner of a shop in Meureudu, said nearly two dozen bodies were pulled from the market debris on Wednesday, including a group of eight made up of a newlywed couple and family members holding an celebration known as Antar Dara Baro.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said the death toll had risen to 102, spread across three districts in northern Aceh, and the number "probably will increase".
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