25 October 2008, 18:49
Ministry of Emergencies: no new earthquakes expected in Chechnya
Specialists of the Ministry of Emergencies (MoE) of Chechnya believe that the territory of the Republic will not experience any more strong earthquakes with large-scale destructions like it was in Chechnya on October 11.
"Today we can state with full confidence that the procession of earthquake shocks, which we have observed starting from October 11, are under self-decay," a MoE employee has stated. According to his story, during the recent two weeks the territory of the Republic has marked the so-called aftershocks of the earthquake, which, as a rule, take place after a strong earthquake and are of no serious danger.
"This sort of insignificant earth tremor can last for a month and even more. This is a sort of 'residual phenomena', therefore, our citizens should not have any grounds for anxiety," the MoE has emphasized.
After the earthquake of October 11, the situation in the Republic is gradually becoming normal. The panic spirits among the population are also coming to naught.
"Until recently, panic and anxiety were really present, but now everything looks like calming down. First of all, because there were no new strong shocks, as it was predicted by specialists. Certainly, we hope that October 11 will never repeat," said Seda Mazhaeva, a resident of Grozny, in her conversation with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
According to Republic's leadership, the aggregate damage caused by the calamity to the Republic's economy makes over 4.5 billion roubles.
Author: Muslim Ibragimov, CK correspondent
