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Tremors in Bengal, Metro halted in Kolkata

  •   Tue, May 12 2015 03:54:11 PM

Kolkata, May 12 (IANS): Tremors were felt in several parts of West Bengal, including state capital Kolkata, on Tuesday.

Metro services were halted due to the tremors, which were felt in Murshidabad, Durgapur, Siliguri and other places of the state.

"An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale was felt in Nepal on Tuesday. The tremors felt in Bengal were weak in comparison to the jolts in Nepal. Aftershocks may continue," Devendra Pradhan, deputy director general of meteorology (eastern region), Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata, told IANS.

The tremors at 12.35 p.m. caused panic and there were reports of people falling from stairs and rushing out of houses and offices.

Cell phone services were disrupted in several stretches.
  

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