A powerful earthquake struck only plant close to Iran on Tuesday, 37 people were killed and 850 injured, because it destroyed their homes, destroyed the two small villages, Iranian media reported.
A 6.3 -magnitude earthquake completely destroyed a village, a red crescent official told the Iranian students news agency (ISNA), but the bushehr nuclear power plant near the damage, according to Iranian officials and Russian companies to build it.
"Because of the earthquake intensity, the tragedy continued to deepen, we have already seen the destruction of many families, in the area, 37 people died, more than 850 people were injured," bush's provincial governor, Fereydoun Hassanvand, tell MEL news agency.
Many houses in rural areas in the whole province are made of mud brick, prone to earthquakes Iran already know it is easy to collapse. About 700 homes were destroyed, Hassanvand said.
Across the gulf, Qatar and bahrain office after the quake, the epicenter was 89 kilometers (55 miles) southeast of the bushehr port were evacuated, according to the U.S. geological survey. Tremors were also reported afternoon concussion financial centres, dubai.
Russian companies built 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of the nuclear power plant bushehr says, the factory is not affected.
"Staff continue to work hard, in the normal system and radiation levels are completely in line with norms," the Russian state news agency RIA quoted a government official said in Atomstroyexport.
Iran notify the United Nations international atomic energy agency (iaea), has "no damage of the bushehr nuclear power plant, there is no radioactive releases from the installation, the agency said in a statement."
Bushehr, residents said the earthquake that rocked her family and her neighbor's home, but they are not damaged.
And: "Nikoo, asked to be identified only by her name, said:" we can clearly feel the earthquake. "The Windows and droplight shook his head."
Although initial radiation concerns receded, near the epicenter of the quake relief work late into the night looking for survivors spoiling for hundreds of residents to feed and house been damaged at least 16 aftershocks.
Red crescent officials told the ISNA 20 people rescue team in the rubble for save.
Iranian media report about a landslide destroyed buildings and the crowd gathered in the town of Dashti search help from remote areas. Military officials say, has deployed the army and police force to maintain order.
Water and power is cut off, live in the community streets, because the threat of aftershocks.
Iran's most powerful, ayatollah ali khamenei, condolences to victims, and urged the authorities to make every effort to save lives, to help the affected.
Tuesday's quake is far less than 9.0 magnitude struck Japan two years ago, triggered a tsunami that destroyed the backup generator, and banned the fukushima nuclear power plant cooling system. Three reactor meltdown.
Iran is the only country, operating nuclear power plants do not belong to the convention on nuclear safety after the talks, the 1986 chernobyl nuclear disaster pollution area 160000 homeless in Ukraine.
Western officials BBS and the UN urged Iran to take part in safety.
Repeated warnings
Tehran has repeatedly refused to safety concerns bushehr - built in high seismic zone - start operation in September 2011, after decades of delay.
Iran is located in the main fault line suffered a devastating earthquake, in recent years, including a 6.6 magnitude earthquake leveled the southeastern city of bam and killed more than 25000 people, in 2003. In August, more than 300 people were killed when two earthquake hit northwest.
American think-tank Carnegie Endowment for international peace, Carnegie considerable) and the federation of American scientists, according to a report released last week "ominous" bushehr reactor is located at the intersection of three tectonic plates.
"Iran's only nuclear power plant is no similar size, knocked down a power and emergency cooling systems at the fukushima tsunami risk, however, has repeatedly warned the emergence of the bushehr nuclear power plant seismic threat had fallen on deaf ears," the report said.
National nuclear technology day when the earthquake hit, said Iran's leaders to celebrate them, advances in technology will reduce the dependence on fossil fuels, state set aside more exports its abundant oil.
Israel and the gulf Arab states, and many western countries fear that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons capability and the islamic republic of Iran is under international sanctions, aimed at forcing it inhibits some atomic work.
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