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Strong
earthquake rocks Iran, kills seven
Tuesday December 21, 2010 08:37:49 AM,
DPA
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Tehran: A strong
earthquake shook Kerman province late Monday in southeastern Iran,
leaving at least seven people dead and hundreds injured, the local
governor told Mehr news agency.
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook several cities, towns and
villages in the province. The epicentre was the village of Fahraj
near the town of Hossein Abad.
Governor Ismael Najar said that based on initial observations from
aid teams reporting back to his office, the casualties were mainly
in the villages of Chah Qanbar, Tak Seyfeldini and Sarze Rigan.
Najar added that with some residents still buried under debris in
the three villages, the death toll was feared to increase.
Rescue teams were trying hard to save the lives of those under the
debris, and the airports of Kerman and Bam were readying to
receive aid from other cities, the governor said.
The material damages is severe in both Kerman and neighbouring
Sistan-Baluchestan province, Najar said.
Hundreds of injured people have already been taken to nearby
hospitals and medical schools, which also serve as medical centres
for those with minor injuries.
Residents of Kerman province were traumatized in December 2003 by
a devastating earthquake, which killed more than 30,000 people in
the city of Bam and nearby villages.
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