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More tremors jolt Iran
By AFP
Jan 7, 2004, 23:50
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TEHRAN: Iranian authorities put a major oil and gas-producing area in southwest Iran on a state of "maximum alert" today after 26 earth tremors jolted the region in less than 36 hours, state TV reported. The measure, ordered by President Mohammad Khatami, was taken in and around the towns of Masjed Soleiman, Izeh and Baghmalek – situated around 450 km southwest of Tehran in Khuzestan province. The report said a succession of tremors, measuring between 2.7 and 4.9 on the Richter scale, had jolted the area since early yesterday. Iran has been on a “quake footing” after a massive earthquake hit the southeastern city of Bam on December 26, killing up to 35,000 people. "The president has given the order to the concerned services to be on maximum alert and we are very worried," Masjed Soleiman's prefect, Sattar Akbarzadeh, told state television. The official also warned that in Masjed Soleiman there was a major risk of potentially explosive leaks from the vast oil and gas field underneath the city. More tremors jolt Iran
By AFP
Jan 7, 2004, 23:50
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TEHRAN: Iranian authorities put a major oil and gas-producing area in southwest Iran on a state of "maximum alert" today after 26 earth tremors jolted the region in less than 36 hours, state TV reported. The measure, ordered by President Mohammad Khatami, was taken in and around the towns of Masjed Soleiman, Izeh and Baghmalek – situated around 450 km southwest of Tehran in Khuzestan province. The report said a succession of tremors, measuring between 2.7 and 4.9 on the Richter scale, had jolted the area since early yesterday. Iran has been on a “quake footing” after a massive earthquake hit the southeastern city of Bam on December 26, killing up to 35,000 people. "The president has given the order to the concerned services to be on maximum alert and we are very worried," Masjed Soleiman's prefect, Sattar Akbarzadeh, told state television. The official also warned that in Masjed Soleiman there was a major risk of potentially explosive leaks from the vast oil and gas field underneath the city. |
