Aradiya Village, 240 kilometers south of Hail, has returned to normal after the Civil Defense and Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) reassured the villagers that cracks near their houses were not caused by an earthquake. Col. Abdul Raheem Al-Juhani, spokesman for Hail Civil Defense, said: “We contacted the SGS and they assured us that there was no need to panic.” SGS specialists told Al-Juhani that the 12-meter-long cracks were caused by muddy and dry soil as well as salt deposits. Okaz/Saudi Gazette visited the village and noticed that tranquility had returned in the day-to-day life of the residents. Children were playing in the vicinity of their homes without any fear.
