Bang shakes Eastern Cape, Kouga municipality hunts for possible meteor
A disaster management team from the Kouga municipality in the Eastern Cape has been sent to the Baviaans area to inspect what is believed to be the impact site of a meteorite. According to farmers in the Patensie area they felt their homes rattling on Sunday night.Residents of Cambria told The Herald they had seen a blue flash of light which illuminated the sky.The light reportedly travelled from the direction of Jeffrey’s Bay towards Steytlerville. A bang was then heard and the impact could be felt for kilometres‚ the residents said.A number of Herald readers also reported seeing flashes of light and hearing an explosion.At midday on Monday‚ Kouga municipal spokeswoman Laura-Leigh Randall said disaster management teams were investigating the possibility that a meteorite had hit the area. -RDM News Wire, The Herald..
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