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Major quake hits Assam, Arunachal: PM assures all help
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Guwahati, April 28 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured all possible help to the people of quake hit Assam after a massive tremor measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted the Northeastern state.
At least seven aftershocks were recorded in the hours after the first quake shook up Sonitpur bordering Arunachal Pradesh in northern Assam at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) the tremors were felt even in North Bengal and other parts of the northeastern states including Arunachal Pradesh.
Centre has assured of full support in wake of earthquake, says Assam CM ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 23:48 IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said he had apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the latest situation in the wake of earthquake in the state and had been assured of full support. PM Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah have expressed their concerns about the earthquake in Assam. They also wanted to know the details of the damage, I have given the details on the present situation. They have assured us full support in this hour of crisis, Sonowal told reporters.
6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Assam, Seven Aftershocks Follow
Tremors also felt in other parts of Northeast, north Bengal and Bangladesh on Wednesday morning PTI outlookindia.com 2021-04-28T20:48:38+05:30
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Assam was jolted awake on Wednesday morning as an earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit the state leaving in its wake cracks on walls of buildings and other damage all over but no casualties.
Assam, which falls in the highest seismic hazard zone 5 is no stranger to earthquakes, but the Wednesday tremor compared to the one on July 29, 1960 when a 6-magnitude strong earthquake had hit the state.
People watch an earthquake-damaged building at Bhetapara in Guwahati. Image: PTI
Series of earthquakes jolt Assam and most of the Northeast PTI
Updated Apr 28, 2021, 3:01 pm IST
The impact was felt in almost the entire Northeastern region, parts of West Bengal, Bhutan and Bangladesh
A woman collects water from a tap near a collapsed wall at an apartment building in Guwahati on April 28, 2021, after a strong earthquake hit Assam in northeastern India, damaging buildings, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. (AFP)
Guwahati/New Delhi: A series of earthquakes jolted Assam and most of the Northeast on Wednesday, causing extensive damage to buildings and forcing people to scamper out of their homes.