France counts cost after rare earthquake hits west
LA LAIGNE (France), June 18 — Residents of a region in western France yesterday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes...
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LA LAIGNE (France), June 18 — Residents of a region in western France yesterday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes...
LA LAIGNE, France - Residents of a region in western France on Saturday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes damaged.
Residents of a region in western France on Saturday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes damaged.
In Laigne, "135 buildings were affected by the earthquake overall" and "170 people need to be relocated", said local fire service chief Didier Marcaillou. "Most of the houses in the centre of the town have been affected to varying degrees. The church is completely unusable. The school will have to be closed as a precaution," added prefect Nicolas Basselier, the top government-appointed regional official in Charente-Maritime.
A 5.8 magnitude tremor hit at around 6.30 pm on Friday, forcing the 500 or so residents of La Laigne to evacuate as cracks appeared in many houses. View on euronews