Losses from southern Iran quakes estimated at $25 mln: Governor
The Iranian government’s estimates show that two quakes that hit areas in southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday have incurred around $25 million in losses.
Hormozgan’s Governor Mehdi Doosti said on Monday that initial loss estimates from the quakes that struck two southern counties of the province had amounted to 7 trillion rials.
Doosti said the estimate mainly covered the damage caused to residential units and the infrastructure in those regions.
He said the quakes had caused partial or total damage to nearly 3,000 houses, mostly in villages, in Hormozgan.
At least one person was killed and dozens were injured in the magnitude of 6.0 and magnitude of 6.3 earthquakes that hit areas near the port city of Bandar Abbas on Sunday.
Authorities have said that basic services including electricity has been fully restored in areas affected by the quakes.
Doosti said government agencies had handed out nearly 3,000 tents to people left homeless by the earthquakes.
He said the operation to rebuild the houses destroyed in the quakes will begin later this week.
Tehran economic conference: Raeisi hails Iran-Africa expansion of ties
What to expect after President Raeisi's historic visit to Pakistan
Raeisi attends inauguration of Iran-built mega multipurpose project in Sri Lanka
April 27: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Palestinian groups laud resistance fighters’ ‘heroic’ battle against Israel
Portugal rejects paying reparations for colonial-era atrocities
Dozens of Hezbollah rockets hit Israeli regime's Meron Air Base
VIDEO | Large march for Gaza held in Vienna
VIDEO | Thousands call on UK Govt to stop arming Israel
‘Stop the war,’ anti-regime protesters chant in Tel Aviv
VIDEO | 6th Intl. Export Potential Exhibition held in Iran
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
