India: Earthquake Aug 1988 UNDRO Information Report 1

UNDRO 88/1571

INDIA - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
8 AUGUST 1988

1. ON 6 AUGUST, TWO MAJOR EARTHQUAKES MEASURING 6.5 TO 7.3 ON RICHTER SCALE OCCURED IN NORTH, NORTH-EASTERN AND EASTERN INDIA. TREMORS ORIGINATIONG IN HINDUKUSH REGION RUMBLED ASSAM, MEGHALAYA ARUNACHAL PRADESH, NAGALAND, MIZORAM, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, PUNJAB, AND DELHI.

2. 2 PERSONS DEAD, AND 12 INJURED. IN ASSAM, INFRASTRUCTURE, POWER SUPPLY, TELECOM LINKS AND RAIL SERVICES GREATLY AFFECTED. RAIL-LINK BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER ASSAM SUSPENDED BY LANDSLIDES. IN ITANAGAR, CAPITAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, LANDSLIDES CAUSED PARTIAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OF GOVERMENT AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS. IN MANIPUR, ASSAM AND NAGALAND, SEVERE QUAKE UPROOTED POWER PYLONS.

3. STATE GOVERMENT REPORTEDLY MOUNTING REQUIRED RELIEF MEASURES.

4. UNDRO HAS NOT SO FAR RECEIVED REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 +

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