Stories affirm that no Jamaicans have been affected by the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook New York Metropolis and its surrounding areas on the US East Coast final Friday.
Minister of State within the Ministry of International Affairs and International Commerce Alando Terrelonge indicated that he had dialogue with Jamaica’s Consul Common in New York, Alsion Wilson, within the quake’s aftermath throughout which she assured him that no info has surfaced that any of the nation’s nationals have been harmed by the tremor.
“Primarily based on the stories acquired from the Workplace of the Mayor of New York, there have been no critical impacts or infrastructural injury, and colleges and after-school packages continued all through the day,” he advised JIS Information.
The earthquake’s epicenter close to Lebanon, New Jersey, with tremors felt from Pennsylvania to Connecticut, marks one of many strongest to hit the U.S. east coast not too long ago. Terrelonge expressed gratitude that Jamaicans within the Diaspora and your entire Tri-State space have been unhurt.
“We take the security of our residents residing within the Diaspora very severely, and can proceed to liaise with our Diaspora teams and organizations throughout the Tri-State space as we monitor the state of affairs. As one Jamaican household, we encourage our relations overseas to take all the mandatory security precautions to guard themselves and their households, as aftershocks are anticipated,” he stated.
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A number of aftershocks following main earthquake
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) indicated that at the least six aftershocks have been reported by residents and the US Geological Survey.
The BBC additional reported that the Statue of Liberty in New York was seen swaying throughout the preliminary tremor, whereas employees and residents throughout town’s 5 boroughs reported the incidence of violent rumbling.
New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy, reported {that a} security evaluation had commenced throughout the State, including that high amongst his issues have been the Hudson River tunnels, though there have been no stories of main injury.
