![IRAN-QUAKE/ A man works at his house after an earthquake in Saravan, about 1,400 km (869 miles) southeast of Tehran, in this April 18, 2013 photo taken during government tour to affected areas. A powerful earthquake struck a border area of southeast Iran on Tuesday killing at least 35 people in neighbouring Pakistan, destroying hundreds of houses and shaking buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states. Picture taken April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: DISASTER) - RTXYS0N](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/09/RTXYS0N.jpg/RTXYS0N.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=IJb7kjYu)
![IRAN-QUAKE/ A man works at his house after an earthquake in Saravan, about 1,400 km (869 miles) southeast of Tehran, in this April 18, 2013 photo taken during government tour to affected areas. A powerful earthquake struck a border area of southeast Iran on Tuesday killing at least 35 people in neighbouring Pakistan, destroying hundreds of houses and shaking buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states. Picture taken April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: DISASTER) - RTXYS0N](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/09/RTXYS0N.jpg/RTXYS0N.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=IJb7kjYu)
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![IRAN-QUAKE/ A man works at his house after an earthquake in Saravan, about 1,400 km (869 miles) southeast of Tehran, in this April 18, 2013 photo taken during government tour to affected areas. A powerful earthquake struck a border area of southeast Iran on Tuesday killing at least 35 people in neighbouring Pakistan, destroying hundreds of houses and shaking buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states. Picture taken April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: DISASTER) - RTXYS0N](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/09/RTXYS0N.jpg/RTXYS0N.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=IJb7kjYu)
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