France counts cost after rare earthquake hits west

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There were no fatalities and two aftershocks were recorded on Saturday morning. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LA LAIGNE, France - Residents of a region in western France on Saturday counted the cost after being stunned byCracks appeared in several homes in the Charente-Maritime department just north of the major city of Bordeaux while churches were damaged and inhabitants left in urgent need of resettlement.

In the town of La Laigne, many homes were left cracked with stones and tiles on the ground and chimneys looking as they could tumble at any moment.In Laigne, “135 buildings were affected by the earthquake overall” and “170 people need to be relocated”, said local fire service chief Didier Marcaillou.

 

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