Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes India’s Assam

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Indian labourers work on an under construction bridge across the River Brahmaputra in Guwahati in the north-eastern state of Assam. (AFP)
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  • Strong tremors were repeatedly felt in several north eastern parts of India forcing people to run out of their homes

GUWAHATI, India: An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Assam, India, on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said.
Strong tremors were repeatedly felt in several north eastern parts of India forcing people to run out of their homes, according to a Reuters witness.
India's National Disaster Management Agency is assessing immediate reports of destruction and casualties reported after the quake, said an official at the agency who asked to remain unidentified.

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