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Fresh tremor rocks Ctg, 3 adjacent dists

Death toll rises to 6, 11 remain missing

From Staff Correspondent
CHITTAGONG. Nov 22: A moderate earthquake rocked the port city and its adjacent areas again this morning. Similar tremors were also felt in Cox's Bazar, Rangamati and Bandarban.
Met office sources here said the tremor in Chittagong was felt for 15 seconds from 8:35:9 am with its epicentre 135 km north-east of the port city. The tremor at Cox's Bazar lasted 2-3 seconds, and in Rangamati it was felt for 3-4 seconds. There was. however, no report of damage of life or property.
Meanwhile, police confirmed three more deaths in yesterday's building collapse at Hamjarbagh Lane under Panch-laish thana in the city raising the earthquake death toll to six.
Of them. Sadia. 5. who was rescued at midnight last night succumbed to her Injuries in the hospital early HUs morning while two other bodies were seen trapped under the rubbles of the collapsed building.
Police said those two bodies would be recovered after demolishing the upper portion of the five storeyed building, first floor of which went under soil due to earthquake.
They further said that eleven other residents of the building were still missing. Their bodies
might be trapped under the rubbles, police officials and neighbours apprehended.
A next door neighbour of the occupants of the building said the missing people, who came out from the adjacent tin-shed house for shelter in the building during the tremor, were buried under the debris.
Army joined the rescue operation from 10-30 pm last night.
Meanwhile, an inter-departmental coordination meeting held with Chittagong City Mayor Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury in the chair at the building site unanimously decided to dismantle the collapsed building immediately as it is risky and hampering the salvation work.
A broad-based committee, comprising Chittagong Development Authority (CDA). Chittagong City Corporation. Railway. Army and Fire Brigade, has been formed to demolish the collapsed building for the rescue operation.
The meeting also decided to declare the area around the building unsafe.
As per decision of the meeting over 100 square feet area around the building was cordoned off by police and the residents were asked to vacate their houses till the completion of. rescue operation.
Commissioner of Chittagong Division. Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain. Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police Ashraful Huda. Chief Engineer of CDA Abdul Matin, senior engineers of Railway. PDB. EPz. Deputy Commissioner K M Habibullah. high officials of the Army. Fire Brigade and local ward commissioners attended the meeting.
When this correspondent visited the spot he saw thousands of curious people from different places of the city were pouring in to see the collapsed building.
Two bodies trapped under rubbles, were seen from outside while relatives of the victims mourning near the building.
Officials said the building collapsed during the earthquake due to weak foundation.
Among the dead four persons were identified as All Ahmed (70). Khadiza Begum (28). Mok-tar Ahmed (25) and Sadia (5). police said.
BSS from Bandarban adds: A mild earthquake which lasted only seven seconds at 8-38 am jolted this hill district for the second day today.
Officials and police sources said the quake was felt not only in the district headquarters but also at All Kadam, Lama. Ruma. Rowangchhari and Nahkyangchharl thanas.
Local telecommunications office said telecom links with six thana headquarters have been snapped due to the tremor.
A portion of wall of Prantik Lake' in the district headquarters has been submerged under seven feet water after yesterday’s quake.
A big crack developed in the building of Chlmbuk Hill police station. Cracks have also been found In the boundary wall of the district prison and local electricity office.