Nocere – Earth Disasters

6.1 magnitude Earthquake have hit South Iran. Seven people have die and at least 40 people was hurt. Most casualties were reported on the Gulf island of Qeshm where a number of buildings collapsed. Panic was in Bandar Abbas a city with over 350 000 citizens, people run to streets for the safety of the city’s open space. Oil industry facilities in Bandar Abbas were not damaged by the quake. The deadliest quake to hit Iran in recent years was in 2003, when 25,000 people died in a 6.7 quake in Bam.

Source: BBC

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