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| Tuesday, 28 December 2004 |
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Fresh tremors yesterday shook India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a day after tidal waves triggered by a massive underground earthquake killed at least 4,278 people in southern India, an official said. "There have been aftershocks in the Andaman region and Sumatra since morning. The magnitude of these shocks have ranged from 5.5 to 6.0 on the Richter scale," said H.P. Shukla, a meteorologist at the Indian Meteorological Department. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands were close to the epicentre of the Indonesian earthquake on Sunday that triggered killer tsunami throughout Asia. Shukla added that there was no word about damage. The Press Trust of India reported at least 1,000 people died in the islands. The Meteorologist Department warned aftershocks could trigger "big waves" in the region and that people "should not venture to go near the coastline." But it added the waves were not going to be as powerful as Sunday's killer tidal wave that swept men, women and children out to sea. "The sea will be rough in the area, but not like Sunday's," Shukla said. The low-lying area of Car Nicobar was one of the worst-affected with one Indian Air Force base sustaining extensive damage. "We are trying to reach all the places. But many of the spots are strewn with trees. So it is difficult," said Ram Kapse, lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The giant tidal waves triggered by a powerful earthquake in Indonesia swept the coasts of the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, leaving a trail of death and destruction in many other parts of Asia. The killer waves came unexpectedly, with emergency teams only getting scant warning. AFP |
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