Thursday, August 16, 2012

Iran Fresh News - Two Earthquake rattles Iran, 180 Killed

Two earthquakes shook the two cities in northwestern Iran with their respective strengths 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, according to U.S. Geological Survey. So far, 180 people were reported killed.

Quoted from the page of National Post, Sunday, August 12, 2012, about 1,300 other victims were injured by the earthquake that occurred in the city of Tabriz and Ahar and villages around. The death toll in natural disasters that occurred Saturday afternoon local time (midnight GMT) is expected to increase.

An Iranian official said some of the injured were in critical condition. In addition, some victims are also believed to still trapped in buildings or other buildings. viva





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