Kermanshah Earthquake

 Mohsen Seirafi

NVP Workshop Attendee
Tehran 2017

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[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a massive earthquake in Iran, Iranians rushed to provide aid to the vast demolished area in west part of Iran. At least 452 people were killed and thousands injured after a deadly magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the border of Iran and Iraq on Sunday, November 12th, 2017.

Authorities in Kermanshah province in western Iran, the hardest-hit area, said Monday afternoon that 328 people had died in that province alone, most in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab. The magnitude 7.3 temblor late Sunday was centered 20 miles from the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

LOCATION
Tehran, Iran

CATEGORY
Environmental Disaster

DATE OF PRODUCTION
15 Nov 2017