Earthquake near Iran nuclear plant kills 7, injures 30

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iran quake  BorazjanA 5.7 magnitude earthquake on the Gulf coast near Iran’s sole nuclear power plant killed seven people and injured 30 on Thursday, emergency response chief Hassan Qadami told state media.

“So far, there are seven dead and 30 injured receiving hospital treatments,” the official IRNA news agency quoted Qadami as saying.

The quake’s epicentre was near Borazjan, around 60 kilometres (35 miles) from Bushehr, where Iran has its Russian-built reactor.

Borazjan iran map quakeIran stands on several seismic fault lines. A massive quake in December 2003 struck the southern city of Bam, killing 26,000 people and destroying its ancient mud-built citadel.

Iran’s Arab neighbours across the Gulf have often raised concern over the reliability of the Bushehr plant and the risks of radioactive leaks in case of a major quake.

But Iran and Russia insist it respects international standards under the supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog.

Times of India

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2 responses to “Earthquake near Iran nuclear plant kills 7, injures 30”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar

    And they want to line up 45 more …. just in case one sinks into the rift …

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar

    And they want to line up 45 more …. just in case one sinks into the rift …

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