Five killed, 49 injured as three quakes rock southern Iran
STORY: Five killed, 49 injured as three quakes rock southern Iran
DATELINE: July 2, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:16
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the quake-hit area in southern Iran
STORYLINE:
At least five people were killed and another 49 injured as three earthquakes measuring above magnitude 6 shook Iran's southern Hormuzgan province early on Saturday, the Fars news agency quoted an emergency official as saying.
The first 6.1-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 10 km at 2:02 a.m. local time (2132 GMT Friday), followed by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude a few hours later. Many aftershocks with a magnitude of above four have also been registered.
The earthquakes have damaged some houses in rural areas, destroyed a number of bridges and overpasses, and caused landslides on roads.
Mojtaba Khaledi, a spokesman for the country's emergency services, said ambulances and helicopters have been sent to the quake-hit areas.
He noted that in some areas, power outages ha
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