Iraq & Iran - 7.3 earthquake kills more than 400 - November 12, 2017

[sharon sanders]

[h=1]Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing more than 400[/h]





Parisa Hafezi, Raya Jalabi
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ANKARA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 400 people were killed in Iran when a magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted the country, state media said on Monday, and rescuers were searching for dozens trapped under rubble in the mountainous area. At least six have died in Iraq as well.

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[Emily]

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/...-iran-earthquake-victims-171114181141779.html

[h=1]US sanctions snag donations to Iran earthquake victims[/h] by Ted Regencia 9 hours ago



When Tohid Najafi first learned that a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake had struck his native country, Iran, he wasted no time.
A medical professional based in Detroit, US, Najafi quickly set up a Facebook page to raise money for the families of the victims and the survivors of Sunday's disaster.
Najafi's relatives and friends in Kermanshah province, on the border with Iraq, had survived the tremor unscathed.
But many others hadn't.
The quake killed at least 450 people and injured more than 7,000 in Iran and neighbouring Iraq. An estimated 15,000 houses were destroyed, leaving some 70,000 people homeless and faced with a bleak future.
Seeing the extent of the damage, Najafi on Monday rallied the 65,000 members of his online group, Persian Americans, to help.
He set a goal for $110,000 over the next month, and hoped that within the first day he would manage to raise up to $15,000.
But when he woke up the next morning, online donors had already chipped in more than $80,000. By Wednesday, the sum raised had surpassed $200,000...

Things went downhill from there...