Tehran,
Nov 13: A strong quake hit western Iran on Sunday night, killing at least
350 people and injuring 3,950 more, as rescuers battled to find survivors
trapped under collapsed buildings while aftershocks were felt during the day on
Monday, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA reported.
But the country's Fars news agency put the toll at 350 and said the quake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale rattled all cities and towns along Iran's Western border with Iraq. The seismological centre of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University said the quake was felt across Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon at 21:48 hours local time (23:48 IST).
The quake has so far been followed by over 135 aftershocks ranging from 2 to 5 in magnitude.
Kermanshah is the hardest-hit province in Iran and that more than 140 victims were from a single town, Sarpol-e Zahab, located about 16 km from the Iraq border. The powerful jolt that jolted half of Iran and Iraq made people in Tehran and other cities, including Tabriz and Isfahan, pour into the streets in panic. Reports reaching here said rescue and relief teams deployed in the area have intensified their operation amid fears that the death toll could rise.
President Hassan Rouhani asked the relief agencies in affected and neighboring provinces to collaborate and use all facilities available to provide relief, accommodation and care for those injured. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a message extended sympathy to the families of the victims of the deadly earthquake. "My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones in the tragic earthquake that has affected parts of Iran and Iraq. I pray that those injured recover at the earliest," Modi said in a tweet. Iran is one of the world's most seismically active countries. In 2003, some 31,000 people were killed as 6.6 magnitude earthquake that flattened Bam in southeastern Iran, the historic city's ancient mud-built citadel. UNI
But the country's Fars news agency put the toll at 350 and said the quake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale rattled all cities and towns along Iran's Western border with Iraq. The seismological centre of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University said the quake was felt across Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey and Lebanon at 21:48 hours local time (23:48 IST).
The quake has so far been followed by over 135 aftershocks ranging from 2 to 5 in magnitude.
Kermanshah is the hardest-hit province in Iran and that more than 140 victims were from a single town, Sarpol-e Zahab, located about 16 km from the Iraq border. The powerful jolt that jolted half of Iran and Iraq made people in Tehran and other cities, including Tabriz and Isfahan, pour into the streets in panic. Reports reaching here said rescue and relief teams deployed in the area have intensified their operation amid fears that the death toll could rise.
President Hassan Rouhani asked the relief agencies in affected and neighboring provinces to collaborate and use all facilities available to provide relief, accommodation and care for those injured. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a message extended sympathy to the families of the victims of the deadly earthquake. "My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones in the tragic earthquake that has affected parts of Iran and Iraq. I pray that those injured recover at the earliest," Modi said in a tweet. Iran is one of the world's most seismically active countries. In 2003, some 31,000 people were killed as 6.6 magnitude earthquake that flattened Bam in southeastern Iran, the historic city's ancient mud-built citadel. UNI
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