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Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir shrugs off earthquake during a live TV interview

Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir on Tuesday coolly disregarded a quake during a live TV meet.

Jakobsdottir was talking about the effect of the Covid pandemic on the travel industry and how the country is moving toward testing with Washington Post international concerns writer David Ignatius when a 5.5 greatness quickly upset her meeting.

However, rather than blowing a gasket, Jakobsdottir seemed without a care in the world. Her ready mien was valued by Iceland’s Justice Minister Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir.

The huge quake shook south-western Iceland on Tuesday as per the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

The tremor happened at 1:43 p.m. neighborhood time with first estimations putting it at extent 5.5, the workplace stated, including that few delayed repercussions had been identified.

Quakes are regular in Iceland, which flaunts a broad scene dabbed with many volcanoes. Beforehand, a comparable occurrence happened with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has gained notoriety for keeping her cool notwithstanding an emergency, was unflinching by a quake that struck the capital Wellington while she was doing a live TV meet, and serenely proceeded with the program.

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