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April 16th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
A powerful 7.8-magnitude quake has rocked Iran near the border with Pakistan just a week after another tremor hit the country.
Thirty-seven people were killed during last week’s 6.3 magnitude
earthquake, which struck near Bushehr. Around 850 people were
injured. The area is home to the Bushehr nuclear power
plant.
12:14 GMT: Many buildings in Karachi have reportedly been
evacuated, according to Al Jazeera.
12:09 GMT: New tremors have been felt across
Doha.
12:07 GMT: 850 people have been wounded in the
earthquake.
Around 1,000 buildings collapsed in the Pakistani town of
Mushkil near the border with Iran, Naharnet reported.
The last earthquake to strike Iran with a 7.8 magnitude happened
in 1978 and killed approximately 15,000 people.
11:53 GMT: The Iranian city of Saravan – near the center
of the earthquake – has not been seriously damaged, Fars news
agency reported.
Power and communications systems are down in most of Sistan and
Baluchistan provinces in southeastern Iran, according to state
TV.
11:48 GMT: Three helicopters and rescue crews have been
sent to the area, Fars news agency reported.
11:41 GMT: At least 40 people have been confirmed dead
due to the quake, Iran’s Press TV reported.
11:37 GMT: The Russian company which built Iran’s Bushehr
nuclear power plant says the earthquake did not cause any damage to
the facility.
11:35 GMT: An Iranian official says hundreds of deaths
are expected, Reuters reports. “It was the biggest earthquake in
Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead,” said
the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Biggest #quake
in Iran in 40 years, hundreds of dead expected – Iranian govt
official— AlertNet (@AlertNet) April 16,
2013
11:20 GMT:Indian television station NDTV said lights and
equipment in its south Delhi studio shook for nearly a minute, Sky
News reported.
11:05 GMT:
In New Delhi, the quake shook buildings for more than 10 seconds
and prompted people to flee into the streets.
11:04 GMT: Workers have been evacuated from buildings in
Dubai. Authorities ordered the evacuation of tall towers in
Dubai, including the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest
building.
11:03 GMT: Strong tremors were felt across the Persian
Gulf states and as far as New Dehli.
11:00 GMT: The quake’s magnitude has been lowered to
7.8.
10:57 GMT: The US Geological Service reports a 8.0
earthquake some 90km southeast of the city of Khash, the
Sistan-Baluchistan province, one of Iran’s poorest. The quake was
at a depth of 15.2 kilometers (nine miles). Khash is a populous
city, which had a population of over 56,000 residents in
2006.
Source Article from http://rt.com/news/iran-quake-live-updates-939/
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