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 everyone was killed and also hundreds more injured whenever a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering landslides that were hindering rescue efforts, officials mentioned Monday.

Footage posted upon Twitter confirmed panicked individuals fleeing the building throughout Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq, as windows shattered at as quickly as the particular quake struck late Sunday, whilst images in the neighborhood city regarding Darbandikhan confirmed main walls and also concrete structures had collapsed.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB stated 129 had been dead inside an updated toll posted upon its website, even though the official IRNA news agency said a few 300 folks have been injured, adding the toll was expected to become able to rise.