30 people were killed and at least 800 injured by a powerful earthquake that struck a sparsely populated area in southern Iran.
ພາບຈາກແຜ່ນດິນໄຫວ ຢູ່ພາກໃຕ້ອິຣ່ານ, ວັນທີ 9 ເມສາ
![Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7b175401-4202-4f11-9d3a-baefebfc0d8b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.
![Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/62c3509a-36df-493c-af5f-c42b655764f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.
![Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c8b0fb5-bcfe-4b15-900e-2f2e7315cdb2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.
![Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a09b98f6-7b7e-48fc-8338-31ff81c8c0fe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Destruction near the city of Bushehr, Iran, after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on April 9, 2012.