Images of Devastation

 
 

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    Severity

• One of the worst to have occurred in the country during the last 180 years for which seismological records available
• The earthquake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale
• More than 100,000 people feared dead
• First recorded earthquake in 1819 also in Kutch on June 16^th

Latur earthquake in Maharashtra in 1993 which killed 10,000 people recorded a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale

Worst Affected

 

DISTRICT	TALUKA
KUTCH	BHUJ ANJAR BHACHAU GANDHIDHAM RAPAR
AHMEDABAD	AHMEDABAD CITY
RAJKOT	MORVI
JAMNAGAR	JODIYA DHROL

 Extent of Damages

 (1) More than 200,000 of building damages.
 (2) 1,20,000 buildings have totally collapsed.
 (3) Power and water supply distrupted in Kutch
      Telecom link with Kutch snapped.
 (4) Suraj Bari Bridge connecting Kutch with Saurastra Region damaged.
 

Links

  1) www.ndtv.com
  2) www.ahmedabad.com
  3) www.timesofindia.com
  4) www.bbc.com
 
 

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