One dead in southern Iran quake
July 23, 2010 00:00:00
TEHRAN, July 22 (AFP): A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook southern Iran early Wednesday, killing one person, injuring dozens and damaging houses in four villages near the town of Lamerd, media reports said.
State television's website reported that "an 80-year-old woman, who was injured in the earthquake, died of internal bleeding after she was taken to hospital in Lamerd."
State news agency IRNA said the tremor was also felt on the Gulf island of Kish but gave no further details.
