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Two powerful earthquakes have hit southern Iran in quick succession, leaving at least one person dead and sending panicked residents rushing to the streets.
The Head of the Iranian Seismological Center, Esmaeil Bayramnejad who disclosed this to newsmen said that the two tremors of magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 respectively struck one minute apart the island of Qeshm, close to the port city of Bandar Abbas, on Sunday.
Bayramnejad said the victim died when an electricity pole fell on him while walking on a street in Bandar Abbas.
The President, Ebrahim Raisi, has ordered an immediate gathering of his cabinet to discuss measures to ensure the safety of affected areas.
