As many as 28 persons, including women, were injured while trying to rush out of their houses in Jagatsinghpur district following the earthquake that hit the State on Wednesday.
The injured were admitted at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and periphery health centres.Though the tremor has made cracks in a few houses, no further house damage was reported across the district, informed Emergency Officer Dr Swata Kumar Das. Besides, fishermen living in coastal villages in the Kujang, Balikuda, Ersama and Paradip areas have restricted themselves from venturing in to sea during the last two days due to fear of Tsunami.