ஈரானில் 7.8. ரிக்டர் நிலநடுக்கம் - 45 பேர் மரணம் - அரபு நாடுகளில் அதிர்வு (வீடியோ)

ஈரானின்   இன்று செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை  இடம்பெற்ற சக்திவாய்ந்த பூமியதிர்ச்சி காரணமாக  45 பேர் உயிரிழந்துள்ளதாக  அந்த நாட்டுச் செய்திகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.  இந்த பூமியதிர்ச்சி ரிச்டர் அளவுகோலில் 7.8ஆக பதிவாகியுள்ளதாக அமெரிக்க புவியியல் ஆய்வு நிலையம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது. 

பாகிஸ்தானின் எல்லையில் உள்ள காஷ் நகரிலிருந்து 86 கிலோமீற்றர் தொலைவில் இந்த பாரிய பூமியதிர்ச்சியின் தோற்ற மையம் காணப்பட்டதாக செய்திகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. மத்திய கிழக்கிலும் வளைகுடாவிலும் இந்த நிலநடுக்கம் உணரப்பட்டுள்ளதாகவும் வெளிநாட்டுச் செய்திகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. 

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck southeastern Iran near the border with Pakistan, reportedly killing at least 45 people with casualties feared to rise, according multiple news sources. 

The US Geological Survey said on Tuesday that the epicentre of the quake was 86km southeast of Khash, Iran. According to the Iranian FARS news agency, 40 people were killed in the sparsely populated region.

An Iranian government official said on he feared more casualties from the earthquake.

"It was the biggest earthquake in Iran in 40 years and we are expecting hundreds of dead," the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.

A resident in the quake zone, Manouchehr Karimi, told AP by phone that "the quake period was long'' and occurred "when many people were at home to take a midday nap".

In Panjgur in the Pakistan state of Balochistan, five more people were confirmed killed, Balochistan home secretary told Al Jazeera's Osama Bin Javaid. In a village called Mashkel, dozens of mud houses have reportedly collapsed.

Another Al Jazeera correspondent in Pakistan also quoted "eye witnesses" as saying that thousands of homes were "fully destroyed" in areas near Iran's border with Pakistan.

Al Jazeera's Saira Jaffer, reporting from Islamabad, said tremors were also felt across Karachi and Balochistan.

Many buildings in Karachi were reportedly evacuated.

In the Indian capital New Delhi, tall buildings shook sending people running into the streets, witnesses told Reuters.

Across the Gulf, people also evacuated shaking buildings in Qatar and Dubai, residents said. Dubai has the world's tallest tower, the 828-metre Burj Khalifa.

Last week, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake also hit Iran killing at least 37 people and injuring 850 more in the country's southwest.