The local time 11, 53 points at 4 PM, east azerbaijan province in northwest Iran in an 6.2 magnitude earthquake. 11 minutes later, the region the Richter again 6 earthquake, now still aftershocks continued. Iran's interior ministry announced that, up to 12,, with at least 300 people dead, more than 2600 people were injured. Iran's President mahmoud ahmadinejad in December after the cabinet meeting, announced that the next 2 days for public mourning. He will fly to big and not in, supervision and rescue operations.
According to Iran the Tehran times 12 days to report, the two games away from the epicenter of the earthquake east azerbaijan province was pierced Kennedy 15 km is located in the capital city, 511 km northwest of Tehran. The earthquake shocks to the near east azerbaijan province capital, not the o and the city Hal. CNN television 12 days to report says, though, city Hal 45 people were killed, but the most serious casualties when the big not located in areas in the rural and mountainous area and the northeast. The latest statistics report shows, 60 village damage degree 50%-80%, another six villages have been completely destroyed. Not only that, the way of the village to some also destroyed, make aid work is difficult.
The Tehran times, earthquake breaketh the nearby villages and the outside world, Hal communication lines, big in the mobile communication and not paralyzed. In addition, the gas pipeline, Hal burst, caused the fire. Iran's neighbouring azerbaijan and Armenia also felt the earthquake, but the two countries had not been loss report. The us geological survey said on its web site monitoring data, after the earthquake, the earthquake again appeared at least 40 aftershocks, including a magnitude 5 levels of aftershocks. 12 in the morning local time, and a 5.1 magnitude aftershock, Hal city 31 miles southwest.
After the earthquake, the Iranian government has sent a large number of rescuers and helicopters to the disaster area, but the relief work in the night obstructed. Health officials ancient rumsfeld red MaSu m · karzai said: "a lot of people still pressure was in ruins, but unfortunately, it is hard to find them in the dark." Iran's method, the news agency said the quake is extremely serious, people fear have flocked to the streets. British Reuters 12 also reports say, for fear of aftershocks, 11 days late, tens of thousands of local residents in temporary camps or street for the night. Pakistan "Karachi news of say, disaster area government 12 asked the public to remain in the street, in case the aftershock hit. Right now, the disaster area need bread, tents and drinking water.
At present, rescue workers are still searched for survivors in the ruins. But near the epicenter of about 20 village lost contact with the outside world, rescue teams are trying to travel to the region. Iran's islamic republic news agency says, Iran's official estimates, fear will rise further casualties. Reuters says, Iran's neighbors to take the lead in the western Turkey to lend a hand. The earthquake happened in Iran after a few hours, Turkey red crescent send a car carrying relief supplies truck to Iran. The foreign ministry said, if need be, turkmen will provide assistance to help. Pakistan and the united Arab emirates has successively put forward to help the affected Iran's people. 12, "the universal times reporter with the Chinese embassy in Iran trying to contact, but always went unanswered.
Local media critics say, because Iran more areas at fault line, so often the earthquake. On June 21, 1990, in northwestern Iran) Jill-ruud and a big earthquake region, the death toll nearly 50000 people. In 2003, the southeastern province of Iran Coleman's big, the earthquake left 25000 people dead. The guardian, a British newspaper, 12 analysis says, not in the main city and is Iran and trade center, far away from oil production and the known nuclear facilities, the city building is very strong, so none of the city because of the earthquake were killed or injured. But Iran's rural homes often by concrete block or mud brick building and into, very easy in the strong collapsed in the earthquake.
