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5 killed, 12 injured as earthquake jolts Iran’s coastal area

5 killed, 12 injured as earthquake jolts Iran’s coastal area

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2 Jul 2022 - 10:11
5 killed, 12 injured as earthquake jolts Iran’s coastal area
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2 Jul 2022 - 10:11

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least five people were killed by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, according to a media report.

“Five people have died in the earthquake … and so far 12 are hospitalised,” Mehrdad Hassanzadeh, head of emergency management in Hormozgan Province on Iran’s Gulf coast, told state TV.

“Rescue work has been carried out and we are now providing tents as emergency housing.”

State news agency IRNA said a 6.3-magnitude earthquake and a 6.1-magnitude quake followed the first 6.1-magnitude quake that flattened the village of Sayeh Khosh near Iran’s Gulf coast. There were more than a dozen aftershocks.

“All of the victims died in the first earthquake and no one was harmed in the next two severe quakes as people were already outside their homes,” said Foad Moradzadeh, governor of Bandar Lengeh country, quoted by the state news agency IRNA.

Meanwhile, Khaleej Times reported that tremors were also felt in parts of the United Arab Emirates.

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