Belthangady: Young Engineer on his way to inaugurate new office dies in road accident
Belthangady: In a tragic incident that occurred on Monday, a young engineer who was on his way to inaugurate his new office died in a road accident at Arkula near Maaladi in the Taluk.
The deceased young man has been identified as Maazin (26), a resident of Madda near Bambila in Bantwal Taluk.
Reportedly, Maazin’s bike was hit by an unknown vehicle at the turn at Arkula near Maaladi in Belthangady Taluk. The vehicle is said to have fled from the scene, whilst Maazin was left injured on the road until locals spotted him and took him to the Belthangady Government Hospital, where the doctors declared his death, it is learned.
After making all the arrangements for the inauguration of his new office at Maddadka, Maazin wanted to change his clothes and return to the venue before the arrival of his guests, but unfortunately, the tragic accident occurred at the time of his return, his friends revealed.
Punjalkatte Police has registered a case in this regard.
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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Mexico-Guatemala border
Tapachula, May 12: A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets.
The temblor struck just before 6 am near the Mexican border town of Suchiate, where a river by the same name divides the two countries. The epicentre was just off the Pacific coast, 10 miles (16 kilometres) west-southwest of Brisas Barra de Suchiate where the river empties into the sea.
The earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.4, according to the US Geological Survey and a depth of 47 miles (75 kilometres).
In Mexico, there were no immediate reports of damage, but more mountainous, remote parts of the border are prone to landslides.
Across the border, Guatemala's national disaster prevention agency shared photos of small landslides onto highways in the Quetzaltenango region and large cracks in walls in a hospital in San Marcos on its social media accounts, but there were no reports of deaths.
In Tapachula, near the border, civil defence brigades were moving through the city looking for signs of damage.
Didier Solares, an official with Suchiate's Civil Defence agency, said so far they had not found damage.
“Luckily, everything is good,” Solares said. “We are talking with companies, to the (rural areas) via radio and there's nothing, there's no damage thank God,” he said.
The early morning quake still gave people a fright.
In the mountainous and picturesque colonial city of San Cristobal, the shaking was strong.
“Here we got up because we have the seismic alert service,” said resident Joaquin Morales. “The alert woke me up because it comes 30 seconds before (the quake).”
In Tuxtla Chico, a town near Tapachula, María Guzmán, a teacher said: “It was horrible, it felt strong. It was a real scare.”
