At Least 135 Dead As 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Iran-Iraq Border...

At Least 135 Dead As 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Iran-Iraq Border At least 135 people were killed as well as hundreds much more injured whenever a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering landslides that have got been hindering rescue efforts, officials mentioned Monday.

Footage posted about Twitter confirmed panicked people fleeing any constructing throughout Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq, as windows shattered with as soon as the actual quake struck late Sunday, whilst images in the neighborhood town involving Darbandikhan showed significant walls as well as concrete structures had collapsed.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB stated 129 had been dead throughout an updated toll posted in its website, even even though the official IRNA news agency said some 300 folks had been injured, adding that the toll had been expected to rise.