Tuesday, April 16, 2013

"strong quake kills 6 in Pakistan"- Sophie Goetzmann

         On Tuesday April, 16 and earthquake hits the Iran/Pakistan boarder.  The earthquake was a 7.8 magnitude.  Reports say that 6 Pakistanians have been killed and dozens injured. It destroyed more then 50 shops in Pakistan.  In Iran, the reports say that atleast 40 people have been killed.  There is no major damage but cracked walls and buildings ruined. It could have been alot worse. The epicenter struck at 3:15 p.m., near the city of Saravan. There is a state of emergency in Saravan currently. A lot of witnesses say that it was scary and that children were crying everywhere. The quake managed not to reach the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. It was only just 60 miles away.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/16/world/meast/iran-pakistan-earthquake/index.html?hpt=ias_c1

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