Earthquake Hits
Dhaka and Neighboring Areas
Mabrur Atiqi, Dhaka, 04 November: A moderate earthquake struck Dhaka
and some neighboring areas at 9 pm yesterday, causing power cuts and damage to
buildings but no causalities. The tremor was measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.
"There has been damage to power, gas, and water supplies, and there has
been disrupted phone contact," said Reza Khan, a spokesman for the
National Earthquake Monitoring Center. "We have been informed that one
building has collapsed in Dhaka, but it has also been confirmed that there was
nobody in the building, and there were no reports of any injuries."
Meanwhile,
the frightening people came out to the street right after the shock. A Dhaka
University student named Masud Ahmed broke his leg after he jumped from a floor
of his dormitory, being panicked by the earthquake. At least 20 Dhaka
University students were treated for injuries after they jumped out of their
dormitories in panic. Some of the panic-stricken students described it as a
series of sharp shocks with roaring sound. Our local correspondent said that
shocks were also felt in Gazipur, Tangail, Mymensingh, Narsingdi, and Pabna.
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