The Assam Earthquake
Title: The Assam Earthquake
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 443 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Assam Earthquake
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 443 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Assam Earthquake
<Tab/>On August 15, 1897, more than 1538 people died. The cause was one of the biggest blind earthquakes in the world. This earthquake was at least an 8.1! Out of the earth, which was open for 5 days, came columns of steam and superheated liquid. Full villages fell into large cracks, dams broke and fields and towns flooded, forcing people into trees, where one woman gave birth.
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