Asked why he thought he survived the quake, Mawji noted that he had visited the temple the night before. The team also noted that many of the news reports they read before entering the area turned out to be false. Rumors and misinformation ran rampant. Some told us it had since refilled. The team spoke with Vinad Jeswani of the Water Supply Department at the dam site and learned that all the tales were completely false nothing had happened.
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Prof. Richard M. Rothaus, Assistant Vice President, Associate Professor of History, St. Cloud State University.