Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada

Madrid [Spain], August 16: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the ​regional government saying houses and ​cars were damaged but no injuries ⁠had been reported.
The quake hit ​the metropolitan area of Alhendin just ​after 1 a.m. (0000 GMT).
Spanish television channel TVE showed debris strewn on the street and ​some damage to cars in the ​popular tourist city.
Andalusian emergency services rescued ⁠number of people from damaged buildings.
Antonio Sanz, the Andalusia region's top emergencies official, said on Saturday there was ​no damage ​to ⁠the Alhambra palace, an important example of Andalusian Islamic ​architecture.
"There is no serious structural ​damage, ⁠no serious material damage and there are no casualties," he said, adding ⁠that ​the Alhambra had "not been ​affected in any way".
Source: Fijian Broadcasting Cooperation