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Iran-Iraq earthquake: Deadly tremor hits border region
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41963373Iran-Iraq earthquake: Deadly tremor hits border region
42 minutes ago
From the section Middle East
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 335 people and injuring thousands more. One Iranian aid agency said 70,000 people needed shelter after the quake, one of the largest this year.
The majority of those who died were in Iran's western Kermanshah province. Nearly 4,000 were said to be injured. Seven people died in Iraq, where people fled into the streets in the capital, Baghdad.
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Most of the victims were in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab, about 15km (10 miles) from the border, Iran's emergency services chief, Pir Hossein Koolivand was quoted as saying on Iranian state television channel Irinn. The town's main hospital was severely damaged, leaving it struggling to treat hundreds of wounded, state TV reported.
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The quake hit at 21:18 local time (18:18 GMT) about 19 miles (30km) southwest of Halabja, near the northeastern border with Iran, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. It occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 23.2 km (14.4 miles), and tremors were felt in Turkey, Israel and Kuwait.
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