TEHRAN, Iran - a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeast Iran late Monday, at least seven people killed and injured 33 other, Iranian State television reported.
The report says, the strong earthquake Hosseinabad, a small town of a few hundred people in a sparsely populated chah Malek region of southeastern Iran, at 22: 12 local time (13: 42 ET) taken.
European Pressphoto Agency mourns Iranian woman over the bodies of the victims of the earthquake in the village of chah Qanbar in the southeastern Iran.Mohammad Barzang Governor of Rigans said an other small town in the affected area which collapsed houses in three remote villages had buried dozens under the rubble. He said sent rescue teams managed to save many of those around the area. Mr Barzang said the team or work has been making on Tuesday the other out of the ashes but there was no evidence the death of toll would rise dramatically.
The area is not far from the historical city of BAM, the site of a devastating earthquake 2003 similar strength, more than 26,000 people killed. Phone contacts on the affected area have cut off the TV reported. It was the epicenter at a depth of 3 miles, about 60 miles of BAM.
State television reported on Tuesday that more than 25 aftershocks the region to the earthquake late Monday, including a magnitude five tremor shakes. A senior official, Javad Kamali, quoted the official news agency IRNA as Tuesday to say that the earthquake caused also serious damage to buildings and infrastructure of the region. Mr. Kamali said relief team to the affected areas have been dispatched. "Efforts underway are some hard-to - reach streets blocked by the quake reopen", he said.
Even have killed thousands of people in the past in the Iranian province moderate earthquake where houses are built commonly earthen bricks. Iran located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experience at least a slight earthquake every day on average.
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