Tremors felt in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district

TIRUNELVELI: Thousands of people in villages in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu panicked and ran to open places on Wednesday night after mild tremors rocked the area.
People in Melagaram, Achampudur, Vadakarai, Paimpozhil and Tenkasi and from Thirumalaikovil to Thenmalai felt tremors around 9pm
Villagers said they abandoned their dinner and rushed out of their homes.
District collector Sandeep Nanduri told TOI that a few villages in Sengottai, Kadayanallur and Tenkasi taluks felt mild tremors."The tremors lasted only two to three seconds. No damage was reported," he said and added that the respective tehsildars and revenue officials had been asked to visit the places where tremors were felt.