800 JB condo residents evacuated after Sumatra quake


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 03 Mar 2016

Some of the residents standing outside their condo after the tremors.

JOHOR BARU: Residents at a condominium in Taman Bukit Aliff, Tampoi here felt tremors lasting for about two hours after a 7.9 magnitude quake struck west Sumatra.

At least 800 residents of the two blocks of condominiums were evacuated after the tremors were felt at about 9.15pm on Wednesday.

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