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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
(Tehran):
At least 400 people are feared dead after a powerful
earthquake rocked Iran today.
The quake measuring 6.4 in magnitude on the Richter scale has
virtually wiped out villages near the Kerman province.
However, Iranian officials insist the quake was not as bad as
a killer quake that killed 30,000 people in a nearby region
in December 2003.
A magnitude-6.6 quake in December 2003 flattened the historic
south-eastern city of Bam, killing 26,000 people.
All communication links seem to have been snapped and as a
precaution gas has been shut off to the area.
Relief operations
Incessant raining is hampering relief operations with eleven
rescue teams getting difficulty in reaching the spot.
People are reported to be braving the rain and staying
outdoors fearing more aftershocks. Iran has at least a minor
earthquake almost every day.
Experts say this is because the country is at the confluence
of three of the Earth's plates and is literally being
squeezed by them.
The UN has designated as the worst country in the world in
terms of earthquakes..
from ndtv.com
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