Aftershock.......

Well the honeymoon in our new office & staff accommodation didn't last too long.

This morning we were woken early by an aftershock - really another small earthquake which was reported as being 4.7. Not too sure at what point these stop being "aftershocks" and become classified independently.....any seismologists out there able to shed light on this?

One consequence of the shake has been a disruption to our water supply in one guest house. Not a major problem when so many are without water at all in this city, but it underlined for me just how fragile these things can be and how soon they can disappear.

More worryingly, the many thousands still living rough are naturally frightened by any further seismic activity. There was palpable unrest as we came to work this morning, although I'm sure it will soon settle down again.

Some of the IDP camps in other areas are more unsettled still - there are reports of gang attacks, violent muggings and at least one gang rape - and in counterpart there have been a few lynchings of suspected criminals. People are on edge and that always means things could flare up at any time.