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More than 300 people were killed in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the country on Sunday, state media said, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. At least six have died in Iraq as well.
State television said more than 336 people were killed in Iran and at least 3,950 were injured. Local officials said the death toll would rise as search and rescue teams reached remote areas of Iran.
The earthquake was felt in several western provinces of Iran, but the hardest hit province was Kermanshah, which announced three days of mourning. More than 236 of the victims were in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah province, about 15 km (10 miles) from the Iraq border.
The quake was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast. Its worst damage appeared to be in Iran's western Kermanshah province, which sits in the Zagros Mountains that divide Iran and Iraq. Residents in the rural area rely mainly on farming to make a living.
The moment of #earthquake in #sulaimanyah ! pic.twitter.com/MGMcEV86u3
- Rawand M Azeez (@rawand_aziz) November 12, 2017
The moment of #earthquake at a marker in #Helebce #Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/26MrR1WxML
- Rawand M Azeez (@rawand_aziz) November 12, 2017
A house damaged with the recent #earthquake at #Darbandixan , #Kurdistan #Iraq #Helebce #Erbil #Sulaimanyah pic.twitter.com/PA5ip9iTUh
- Rawand M Azeez (@rawand_aziz) November 12, 2017
Earthquake in UAE? Did anyone feel it? Epicenter is Iran/Iraq border
- Waqas Kidwai (@Wkidwai) November 12, 2017
omg earthquake in Dubai! I thought I was dizzy for staring at my laptop
- Myla Smith (@findmeabreak) November 12, 2017
Earthquake ??? #Dubai
- Khushal (@Khushal) November 12, 2017
Did anyone else felt the #earthquake in #dubai??
- Chandan Baherwani (@CBaherwani) November 12, 2017
Slight earthquake in Dubai just now. Who else noticed? First time I ever felt it - very strange. #earthquake #DubaiThe tremors can be attributed to a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was recorded along the Iran and Iraq border. The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) posted an alert of the quake.
- Florian Kriechbaumer (@djflore) November 12, 2017
pic.twitter.com/UvrozRikGmWith inputs from AP
- UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) November 12, 2017
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