Sunday, April 26, 2015

Guntur Telugu tourist group caught in Quake hit Nepal, no news of whereabouts

HYDERABAD , April 25: One team of  25 Andhra tourists to Khantmandu are reportedly safe while the whereabouts of another team of  30  tourists from Guntur district is still not confirmed after the worst earth quake of  7.9 I. Richter scale hit Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal this morning.

There was no loss of life and property in eastern districts of Andhra Pradesh   which reported mild tremors. But the scare of people living in high rises drove them out to plains in panic as reports of earthquake  were flashed on the TV screens.

Impact of the earthquake was felt in Visakhapatnam city, Rajanagaram, Yanam, Ravulapalem town, Mamidikuduru, Rajahmundry, Amalapuram, and Kakinada of East Godavari district, Vijayawada in Krishna district and Urlam in Srikakluam district. around 11.30 am to 11.45 am. Despite assurance from authorities that the  worst is over the residents preferred to outdoors and in groups in the fear of aftershocks.

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