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| Earthquake damage closes school | Earthquake damage closes school |
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| Nearly 1,000 pupils in Kent have had the day off after Saturday's earthquake left school buildings cracked and ceilings in need of inspection. | Nearly 1,000 pupils in Kent have had the day off after Saturday's earthquake left school buildings cracked and ceilings in need of inspection. |
| The Harvey Grammar School, in Cheriton Road, Folkestone, had to be closed to allow a safety assessment to be carried out, but will reopen on Tuesday. | The Harvey Grammar School, in Cheriton Road, Folkestone, had to be closed to allow a safety assessment to be carried out, but will reopen on Tuesday. |
| Shepway District Council said it had received more than 1,000 reports of damage to properties in the town. | Shepway District Council said it had received more than 1,000 reports of damage to properties in the town. |
| Most have minor damage, but 40 are too dangerous for families to return to. | Most have minor damage, but 40 are too dangerous for families to return to. |
| Five of the families are being put up in hotels, with the rest staying with friends and family. | Five of the families are being put up in hotels, with the rest staying with friends and family. |
| The 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 0819 BST on Saturday, with the epicentre 7.5 miles (12km) into the English Channel off the coast of Dover. | The 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck at 0819 BST on Saturday, with the epicentre 7.5 miles (12km) into the English Channel off the coast of Dover. |
| Pictures and video on BBC Kent | Pictures and video on BBC Kent |
| The damage to the Harvey Grammar School was discovered during an inspection on Sunday. | |
| Head teacher Keith Rivers said: "Some brickwork is displaced and there are some cracks in the gabling that are quite large and are going to need repairing. | Head teacher Keith Rivers said: "Some brickwork is displaced and there are some cracks in the gabling that are quite large and are going to need repairing. |
| "Three classrooms have some damage, and the ceiling is slightly lower than it should be in one room." | "Three classrooms have some damage, and the ceiling is slightly lower than it should be in one room." |
| Many of the unsafe properties in the town have loose chimney stacks, tiles and masonry. | Many of the unsafe properties in the town have loose chimney stacks, tiles and masonry. |
| Shepway District Council said it had received 1,100 calls to a structural damage helpline by Monday afternoon. | Shepway District Council said it had received 1,100 calls to a structural damage helpline by Monday afternoon. |
| SHEPWAY COUNCIL ADVICE LINE 01303 853566/7 | SHEPWAY COUNCIL ADVICE LINE 01303 853566/7 |
| Council chief executive Alistair Stewart has estimated the clean-up operation could take "quite a few weeks". | Council chief executive Alistair Stewart has estimated the clean-up operation could take "quite a few weeks". |
| Building control officers have worked with fire and police crews to try to make buildings and roads as safe as possible. | Building control officers have worked with fire and police crews to try to make buildings and roads as safe as possible. |
| Surveyors are being drafted in from as far afield as Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Wiltshire to help Shepway council. | Surveyors are being drafted in from as far afield as Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Wiltshire to help Shepway council. |
| Mr Stewart said Folkestone's Civic Centre in Castle Hill Avenue would be opened up as a help and advice centre for people affected by the earthquake. | Mr Stewart said Folkestone's Civic Centre in Castle Hill Avenue would be opened up as a help and advice centre for people affected by the earthquake. |
| Kent County Council said trading standards officers would be out in Folkestone this week amid reports rogue builders have been trying to cash in. | Kent County Council said trading standards officers would be out in Folkestone this week amid reports rogue builders have been trying to cash in. |
| Michael Howard, Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe, said of the emergency services: "I think they performed very well and I want to pay tribute to them for that." | Michael Howard, Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe, said of the emergency services: "I think they performed very well and I want to pay tribute to them for that." |