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Hundreds wounded in western Iran earthquake, no fatalities: TV
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 25, 2018 / 11:58 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Hundreds wounded in western Iran earthquake, no fatalities: TV
Parisa Hafezi
3 MIN READ
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday that no fatalities had been reported but that more than 400 people were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near its western border with Iraq, Iranian state TV reported.
The tremor was also felt in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in Kuwait.
“We have had 411 injured, 80 percent of whom have been treated and released ... No fatalities have been reported,” Houshang Bazvand, governor of the western province of Kermanshah, told state TV.
Fears of aftershocks sent people in several cities in Kermanshah province out onto the streets and parks in cold weather, Iranian media reported. Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the quake-hit area.
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Hundreds wounded in western Iran earthquake, no fatalities: TV
Parisa Hafezi
3 MIN READ
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday that no fatalities had been reported but that more than 400 people were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near its western border with Iraq, Iranian state TV reported.
The tremor was also felt in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in Kuwait.
“We have had 411 injured, 80 percent of whom have been treated and released ... No fatalities have been reported,” Houshang Bazvand, governor of the western province of Kermanshah, told state TV.
Fears of aftershocks sent people in several cities in Kermanshah province out onto the streets and parks in cold weather, Iranian media reported. Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the quake-hit area.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-quake/hundreds-wounded-in-western-iran-earthquake-no-fatalities-tv-idUSKCN1NU0TW