Fall-outs of earthquake
On the morning of January 4, 2016, tremors from a 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the whole of Bangladesh, leaving all of us severely traumatised with the possibility of further quakes in the near future. The epicentre of the earthquake was Imphal, the capital of Manipur province of India, which is only 353 km away from Dhaka.
We already know from news reports that there are 72,000 earthquake-prone buildings in Dhaka city. If another earthquake like this one takes place and if it lasts more than a minute, it would mean tremendous disaster for Bangladesh, especially for Dhaka. We even fear to imagine the number of deaths and amount of damage in that situation.
We demand the authorities to immediately take effective measures to tackle the situation and have action plans in case of an earthquake.
Jahanara Begum
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