'Earthquakes' shake Southern UK
Pastor Dale Morgan
*'Earthquakes' shake Southern UK*
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.
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." Eurostar say its services have not been
affected.
The BBC has also received a number of calls regarding 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.
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
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.
"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."