Magnitude 5.9 earthquakes: deaths and hundreds injured in #Iran earthquake
At least three dead and 400 injured in Iran earthquake
At least three people were killed and more than 400 injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Iran, on Sunday.
The quake struck late last night near the city of #Khoy, located in Iran's northwestern province of West Azerbaijan and close to the border with Turkey, reported the Seismological Centre of Iran under the University of Tehran.
The tremor was followed by at least 10 aftershocks.
So far, authorities have reported the deaths of three people, while 447 have been injured.
The Red Crescent Society has sent two aircraft to the area to assist in rescue operations, search for people and assist survivors with tents, blankets and food.
The Khoy area was hit by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake a fortnight ago that injured 120 people and damaged some 200 houses.
Iran is highly seismically active and numerous earthquakes are recorded...
The most severe to date in Iran occurred in December 2003 and June 1990, when 31,000 and 37,000 people lost their lives, respectively.
More recently, in November 2017 a 7.3 magnitude earthquake killed 620 people and injured more than 12,000 in the northwestern province of #Kermanshah.
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