President In Bushehr To Visit Quake-hit Areas

Bushehr, Nov 30, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani arrived in this southern province Saturday to visit the quake-stricken areas. Upon arrival, the President was welcomed by governor of Bushehr as well as a number of local officials. Minutes after arrival, President Rouhani went to a hospital where the injured of the Dashtestan quake were being cured. Two days ago, a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the provincial city of Dashtestan leaving seven dead and 195 wounded. Some 300 houses were damaged almost 10 to 60 percent. In a message sent Late on Thursday, President Rouhani expressed sympathy with the families of the victims. In a telephone conversation with the provincial governor, the President also voiced the government’s readiness to dispatch any kinds of aid to the quake-stricken people. After his Dashtestan visit, President Rouhani is to travel to Assalouyeh to visit the projects of the South Pars gas field development./end