Story highlights
- At least 37 people are dead after the earthquake, Iranian state media reports
- More than 850 people are injured
- No damage occurred at a nuclear plant, state media reports
Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850
Photos: Photos: Cleanup begins after Iran quake
Cleanup begins after Iran quake – Iranian soldiers and aid workers help a man carry his belongings from his house in Shanbeh on Wednesday, April 10, after a powerful earthquake destroyed it. The magnitude-6.3 quake struck southern Iran on Tuesday, April 9, killing at least 37 people, Iranian state-run media reported. The temblor was centered more than 60 miles southeast of the Bushehr nuclear plant, but Iran's Press TV said the single-reactor facility was undamaged.
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Cleanup begins after Iran quake – Villagers collect their belongings from the rubble in Shanbeh on April 10 after the quake.
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Cleanup begins after Iran quake – People survey a destroyed house in the village southeast of the Persian Gulf port city of Bushehr.
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Cleanup begins after Iran quake – A woman sits among the wreckage in Shanbeh in Bushehr province on April 9.
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Cleanup begins after Iran quake – Aid workers give a woman medical treatment in Shanbeh on April 9.
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Cleanup begins after Iran quake – The quake leaves a man devastated after destroying his house in Shanbeh on April 9.
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