Was it a tremor?
Chaminda PERERA
Officials of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and the
Hambantota District Secretariat yesterday visited Kirinda and Yala where
several houses were damaged by a suspected tremor.
Officials inspected the cracks that appeared in several houses
following this incident and spoke to residents.
According to Geological Survey and Mines Bureau Director General MP
Wijayananda, initial investigations have revealed that it was not a
tremor. He said officials investigating into the incidents have upheld
that it was not a tremor after a close study of the cracks and the way
the houses have been damaged. GSMB officials are conducting further
investigations, he said.
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