Iran : quake leaves seven dead

Kermān : Iran | Dec 20, 2010 at 8:36 PM PST

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An earthquake in southeastern Iran so far left seven dead and hundreds injured and destroyed several villages in the province of Kerman.

"Perhaps a greater number of casualties due to the large scale of the damage, " said the governor of that province, Esmail Najjar.

The quake had a magnitude of 6.5 degrees and its epicenter was located near the city of Bam, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2003, which took a toll of 26,000 dead.

The quake was also felt in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.

karasiwo is based in Karāchi, Sind, Pakistan, and is a Stringer for Allvoices.

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