Minor earthquake at Byndoor?

Team Udayavani, Jan 12, 2019, 2:40 AM IST

Byndoor: A slight earthquake has been felt at around 2:30 pm on Friday afternoon at Ganganadu and Maddodi, which are the rural areas here.

The locals of Saranki, Kullanki, Atyady, Goliberu, Maddodi, Cyarthoru say that the ground shook for almost 10 seconds.

The people witnessed the lock for the door at Atyady school shake and are terrified. The wall of house in Goliberu has suffered slight cracks. After most of the utensils in the kitchens of the houses in the region began to fall to the floor, the terrified people ran out of their houses.

By witnessing the tremors at most of the villages in this region, the people are completely scared. The Tahsildar Kiran Gorayya has visited the location.

“The sheep that we had in our barn, ran away after feeling the earth shake. Scared by this, we too ran out from within our houses. All the utensils within our house was fallen scattered,” says Jaison from Goliberu giving words to their fear.

“I have visited the areas that felt the tremors. The tremors were very weak and lasted only for 5-10 seconds. There is information that the walls of some houses have suffered slight cracks. Official information regarding this is yet to be received. But there is no need to feel any fear,” assures Kiran Gorayya, Bydoor Tahsildar