A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast India early today, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 4.37 am at a depth of 17 km below the ground, was at Tamenglong which is located 33 kilometers from Imphal in Manipur.
- Telecom connectivity more or less normal in Imphal.
- Union power secretary says a team of engineers from Power Grid Corporation will be reaching to Imphal assist the state govt in restoration of power.
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju has reached Imphal to take stock of the damage done by earthquake.
- Atleast 8 people have been killed and another 100 injured due to earthquake, reports said
- The injured have been admitted at state government hospital JNIMS in Imphal
- Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and his team inspected JNIMS hospital where injured are being treated
- The MHA is actively monitoring the situation and teams from the National Disaster Response Force have been instructed to move from Guwahati to areas affected by the quake
- One AN-32 and one Avro of Indian Air Force on way to Imphal from Guwahati with NDRF team
- An aftershock of magnitude 3.6 was felt at about 9:27 am. The epicentre of this earthquake was Tamenglong, Manipur.
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