madhatter
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Just because I'm paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not after me...
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Post by madhatter on Apr 29, 2007 14:22:32 GMT 1
It doesn't happen very often in this country but when it doe it's scary and you realise just how vulnerable you are to forces which no one has any control over what so ever. We've had one here in 2002 and the whole block shook for several minutes, it seems like an eternity, you think it's never going to stop.
Hundreds of houses in Folkestone have been damaged by the earthquake which struck parts of Kent. Council officials say 73 buildings are so dangerous residents cannot return to them because of loose chimney stacks, tiles and masonry. They have received 474 calls from people worried about the impact of the 4.3 magnitude tremor on their homes. The quake which struck on Saturday morning was the largest to hit Britain since one in the West Midlands in 2002. It struck at 0819 BST but resulted in only one person, a 30-year-old woman, suffering minor head injuries. Most residents forced from their homes sought refuge with families and friends, but a small number had to be housed in emergency accommodation. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6605095.stm
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