Western rajasthan got a moderate earthquake, 5.3 on Richter scale in Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jodhpur on Thursday. This low scale earthquake hurt 6 people including two school children and several buildings get cracks.
According to reports, the intensity of the quake was such that nearly 3,000 houses developed cracks while walls and roofs of 12 houses collapsed. Nearly 50 school children had a narrow escape when stones fell on them in a school located inside the 850-year-old red sandstone Sonar Fort on the outskirts of Jaisalmer. In fact, 5,000 people living in Sonar Fort had a tough time as the old fort trembled, with boundary walls developing huge cracks.
The 853-year-old Jaisalmer Fort ( Sonar Quila) and his walls are damaged but thanks to got that no one is hurt inside fort. But as fort is old it may further cause problem for people living there. few years ago six people were killed due to a wall collapse inside the fort, so there is need to maintain the fort and make necessary changes to avoid such conditions.
According to reports, the intensity of the quake was such that nearly 3,000 houses developed cracks while walls and roofs of 12 houses collapsed. Nearly 50 school children had a narrow escape when stones fell on them in a school located inside the 850-year-old red sandstone Sonar Fort on the outskirts of Jaisalmer. In fact, 5,000 people living in Sonar Fort had a tough time as the old fort trembled, with boundary walls developing huge cracks.
The 853-year-old Jaisalmer Fort ( Sonar Quila) and his walls are damaged but thanks to got that no one is hurt inside fort. But as fort is old it may further cause problem for people living there. few years ago six people were killed due to a wall collapse inside the fort, so there is need to maintain the fort and make necessary changes to avoid such conditions.
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