The advisory does not mean a colossal tremor is imminent, but that the risk of such an event has now been elevated, if still low.
has prompted thousands of hotel cancellations in areas flagged as high-risk, dealing businesses a heavy blow in what would have been one of the busiest seasons, hoteliers said Tuesday .in the south on Thursday, which left at least 15 people injured., but that the risk of such an event has now been elevated, if still low, authorities have said.
In western Kochi, among the regions projected to be hit hardest, at least 9,400 people have cancelled their hotel bookings since the alert was issued last week, according to a local hotel union. "Normally all hotels and inns in our city would be fully booked at this time of the year", Nishitani said.
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