Tuesday 5 August 2014

Earthquake hits Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 killed

A 5.3 earthquake this morning August 5th shook buildings in
Johannesburg and surrounding areas.. killing one person and injuring
at least 3 people. The tremor which lasted just one minute reportedly
broke glasses, cracked walls and aftershocks were felt by many.

According to Werner Vermaak, a spokesman for emergency responders, at
least one person was killed and three people injured. The man was
reportedly killed when a wall of a disused mining building fell on him
in the Orkney area of Johannesburg, which is where the quake was
centred.

The other three people were hurt when the quake damaged a training
center at a mine, said Phoka Sefali, a receptionist at a hospital in
Orkney.
"The roof fell on them, but they haven't got serious injuries," he
told Associated Press.

The quake was also felt in Pretoria and Hartbeespoort, a nearby resort town.

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