Earthquake Hits Spanish City Of Granada, Damaging Buildings And Cars

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A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the ‌southern Spanish city of Granada.

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the ‌southern Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the regional government saying houses and cars were damaged but no injuries ⁠had been reported.

The quake hit the metropolitan area of Alhendin just after 1 a.m. (0000 GMT).

Spanish television channel TVE showed debris strewn on the street and some damage to cars in the popular tourist city. Andalusian emergency services rescued ‌a ⁠number of people from damaged buildings.

Antonio Sanz, the Andalusia region's top emergencies official, said on Saturday there was no damage to ⁠the Alhambra palace, an important example of Andalusian Islamic architecture.

"There is no serious structural damage, ⁠no serious material damage and there are no casualties," he said, adding ⁠that the Alhambra had "not been affected in any way".

Source: Reuters



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