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| A powerful earthquake struck the region along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 67 people and injuring 300 in Iran, an Iranian official has said. | |
| Iranian state TV had initially reported six deaths and 200 injuries inside Iraq, though there was no official comment from Iraq’s government. | Iranian state TV had initially reported six deaths and 200 injuries inside Iraq, though there was no official comment from Iraq’s government. |
| The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred 19 miles (31km) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja and was measured as magnitude 7.2. | The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred 19 miles (31km) outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja and was measured as magnitude 7.2. |
| The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network quoted the head of the country’s emergency medical services, Pirhossein Koulivand, as saying at least 61 had been killed and 300 injured on Iran’s side of the border. | The Islamic Republic of Iran News Network quoted the head of the country’s emergency medical services, Pirhossein Koulivand, as saying at least 61 had been killed and 300 injured on Iran’s side of the border. |
| Six others were reported dead on the Iraq side of the border. | |
| “We are in the process of setting up three emergency relief camps,” said Mojtaba Nikkerdar, the deputy governor of Iran’s Kermanshah province. | |
| More casualties are expected from neighbouring countries – reports said the quake was felt as far away as Israel. | More casualties are expected from neighbouring countries – reports said the quake was felt as far away as Israel. |
| Iranian state TV said that Iraqi officials reported at least six people dead inside Iraq, along with more than 50 people injured in Sulaymaniyah province and about 150 in Khanaquin city. No reports were immediately available from Iraq’s government. | Iranian state TV said that Iraqi officials reported at least six people dead inside Iraq, along with more than 50 people injured in Sulaymaniyah province and about 150 in Khanaquin city. No reports were immediately available from Iraq’s government. |
| Koulivand earlier told a local television station that the earthquake knocked out electricity in Iran’s western cities of Mehran and Ilam. He also said 35 rescue teams were providing assistance. | Koulivand earlier told a local television station that the earthquake knocked out electricity in Iran’s western cities of Mehran and Ilam. He also said 35 rescue teams were providing assistance. |
| The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, in a phone call with the interior ministry, emphasised the need for maximum effort from officials. | The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, in a phone call with the interior ministry, emphasised the need for maximum effort from officials. |
| Iranian social media was abuzz on Sunday night with posts of people evacuating their homes, particularly in Kermanshah and Ghasr-e Shirin. | Iranian social media was abuzz on Sunday night with posts of people evacuating their homes, particularly in Kermanshah and Ghasr-e Shirin. |
| The semi-official Iranian ILNA news agency said at least 14 provinces in Iran had been affected by the earthquake. | The semi-official Iranian ILNA news agency said at least 14 provinces in Iran had been affected by the earthquake. |
| Officials announced that schools in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces would be closed on Monday because of the tremor. | Officials announced that schools in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces would be closed on Monday because of the tremor. |
| Iran sits on many major fault lines and is prone to near-daily quakes. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people. | Iran sits on many major fault lines and is prone to near-daily quakes. In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake flattened the historic city of Bam, killing 26,000 people. |