A powerful Magnitude-6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kaki a sparsely populated area in the south of Iran causing significant loss of life and widespread destruction.
This was near the home of their first nuclear power plant at Bushehr, a city on the Persian Gulf about 60 miles away. .
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The seismic event resulted in 32 fatalities and left over 850 people injured, highlighting the region's vulnerability to geological instability. The quake was felt across the Gulf in Bahrain, UAE and Qatar
Rescue teams have been deployed to Shomneh, the most damaged district in the region
The quake was felt across the Gulf in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
Iran sits on several seismic faults and suffers frequent earthquakes