All communication near epicentre in Iran cut
April 16, 2013 18:27
People in the city of Zahedan, Iran, close to the epicentre poured into the streets when the earthquake struck, Iran's Fars news agency reported.
All communications in the area have been cut, the Iranian Red Crescent's Mahmoud Mozaffar told state television.
Rescue teams have been dispatched to the affected area, he said."In the aftermath of this earthquake five evaluation teams from the Khash and Saravan branches were sent to the area to assess damage," Mozaffar said.
The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert, 201 km southeast of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan, USGS said.
A US Institute for Science and International Security map did not show any nuclear-linked facilities in southeastern Iran close to Pakistan.
All communications in the area have been cut, the Iranian Red Crescent's Mahmoud Mozaffar told state television.
Rescue teams have been dispatched to the affected area, he said."In the aftermath of this earthquake five evaluation teams from the Khash and Saravan branches were sent to the area to assess damage," Mozaffar said.
The epicenter was in southeast Iran in an area of mountains and desert, 201 km southeast of Zahedan and 250 km northwest of Turbat in Pakistan, USGS said.
A US Institute for Science and International Security map did not show any nuclear-linked facilities in southeastern Iran close to Pakistan.
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