No, the earth didn’t move for me
With reports that the earthquake which struck the UK in the early hours of Wednesday morning will cost insurers at least £10m, Charlie Thomas asks: “Did anyone else miss the big shake?”
Apparently, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Market Rasen at around 00:55 on 27 February. Miraculously, only one man was seriously hurt, suffering a broken pelvis after masonry crashed into his bedroom. The Association of British Insurers has released a statement, estimating that the insurance costs will run into “the low tens of millions” and over 1,100 home insurance claims were made within the first 12 hours. So how was it that I missed the entire thing? The tremors wereOnly users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
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