Mild tremors in Thiruvananthapuram

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, FEB. 16. About 15 houses developed cracks reportedly due to mild tremors which were experienced in the Palachira and Ayiroor areas in Kallara-Pangode Police Station limits in the district early today.

The tremors reportedly occurred around 5 a.m. and the cracks on the walls were noticed later. Police inspected some of the houses to verify the reports from the residents. Half-a-dozen affected houses were in adjoining Kollam district.

Police said four or five cracks were found on the walls of the tiled house of Mr. Basheer, a tea-shop owner, at the Pangode junction. Some of the cracks extended from the foundation to the roof.

However, the Met Director, Mr. V.K. Gangadharan, said no tremor had been measured by the seismograph here nor by the KSEB's instrument in Idukki. It was unlikely that tremors of such low intensity could cause damage to buildings, he added.

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