Monday, December 20, 2010

Seven dead, hundreds injured in Iran quake


Tehran: At least seven people have died and hundreds more injured in a 6.5-magnitude earthquake which struck southeastern Iran, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
The late Monday quake, with epicentre near the town of Hosseinabad in Kerman province, was followed by 22 tremors, including one of 5.0 magnitude, the agency said quoting Kerman governor Esmail Najjar.
"So far damages have been concentrated in villages in the areas of Sahraj and seven dead and hundreds of injured have been removed from the debris," he said.
"Considering the damages the death toll is expected to rise."
The quake struck on Monday night and was even felt in the bordering province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
Mohsen Salehi, head of disaster management of Kerman province, told state news agency Irna late on Monday that the communication lines in the area were down and the quake was followed by mild tremors.

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