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| 'Earth tremors' reported in Kent |
'Earth tremors' reported in Kent |
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Kent police say they are dealing with a "large explosion" in the Folkestone area of Kent following reports of earth tremors in the area. | Kent police say there have been reports of an earth tremor in the Folkestone area of Kent. |
| Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it has dispatched fire engines in the Folkestone and Dover area. | Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it has dispatched fire engines in the Folkestone and Dover area. |
| A spokesman said they had received "lots and lots" of calls from residents from Folkestone. | A spokesman said they had received "lots and lots" of calls from residents from Folkestone. |
They also said people reported "their chimneys have fallen down, large cracks in people's houses." | They also said people reported "their chimneys have fallen down, large cracks in people's houses." Eurostar say its services have not been affected. |
It is understood that householders also felt the tremor including in East Sussex, Essex and Suffolk. | The BBC has also received a number of calls regarding tremors in the Deal and Folkestone areas.. |
Eurostar say its services have not been affected by the incident. | |
The BBC has also received a number of calls regarding "earth tremors" in the Deal and Folkestone areas.. | |
| There have also been reports that the electricity supply is out and also that telephones are not working. | There have also been reports that the electricity supply is out and also that telephones are not working. |
| Sharon Hayles, from Stanford near the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone, said her house slid from side to side for about 10 to 15 seconds. | Sharon Hayles, from Stanford near the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone, said her house slid from side to side for about 10 to 15 seconds. |
| Violent shaking | Violent shaking |
| Another Folkestone man told BBC Five Live Breakfast that his whole house "shook quite violently". | Another Folkestone man told BBC Five Live Breakfast that his whole house "shook quite violently". |
| Paul Smye-Rumsby, who lives in Dover, said: "It was about 08.15 when suddenly the bed shook violently. | Paul Smye-Rumsby, who lives in Dover, said: "It was about 08.15 when suddenly the bed shook violently. |
| "I thought my wife had got cramp or something but then I saw the curtains were moving and the whole house was shaking. It lasted about 1.5 seconds. | "I thought my wife had got cramp or something but then I saw the curtains were moving and the whole house was shaking. It lasted about 1.5 seconds. |
| "All the power is off and we have got the portable radio on. People are standing outside talking to each other about it." | "All the power is off and we have got the portable radio on. People are standing outside talking to each other about it." |
| Do you have any pictures? If so, you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk | Do you have any pictures? If so, you can send them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk |
