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A terrible havoc of nature has been witnessed in this part of the Asian continent. There was a huge commotion in India’s neighboring country China at midnight when people were sleeping soundly in their homes. Due to the sudden, very powerful earthquake, the earth shook badly and multi-storey buildings started shaking like a house of cards. The earthquake was so strong that people, out of fear, came out of their homes with their innocent children and started running towards the roads and open fields. This deluge, which occurred late at night local time, has shaken many residential areas of China, after which emergency services have been imposed in the affected provinces.
What was the intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale and where was its epicenter?
According to initial information received from the Department of Seismology (Seismology Center), the intensity of this earthquake that occurred in the remote and mountainous area of China has been measured in the extremely dangerous category on the Richter scale. Due to its epicenter being at a low depth inside the ground, the tremors were felt very strongly and its echo spread to a radius of several kilometers nearby. There are reports of cracks in many old houses and government buildings located near the center due to seismic waves. The Disaster Management Department (China Earthquake Networks Center) of the Chinese government has issued instructions to immediately start relief and rescue operations.
Alert in border areas of India also? Why increased danger from geographical point of view
Since this earthquake occurred in the border and hilly areas of India’s neighboring country China, a close watch is being kept on the geological movements in the north-eastern states of India and some parts of the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, which are considered geographically sensitive. The concerns of the Indian Meteorological Department and earthquake experts have increased due to the turmoil in the tectonic plates due to this continuously increasing pressure on the Himalayan Fault Line. However, no news of any damage has been reported so far within the Indian border, but the local administration has been asked to remain completely alert.
Assessment of devastation and damage continues: Rescue operation started in the dark of night.
After this terrible earthquake that occurred at midnight, the electricity and communication system of the affected cities has come to a complete standstill, due to which rescue operations are facing a lot of difficulties. The Chinese army and local disaster relief forces (NDRF-like teams) have been deployed to safely rescue people trapped under the debris. In view of the possibility of mild aftershocks in the coming few hours, the administration has appealed to the people not to go inside concrete and dilapidated houses. At present, the eyes of the whole world are fixed on the pictures and official statements coming from China.