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Earthquake kills multiple, injures over 100 in Iran

Published June 18th, 2024 - 03:19 GMT
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ALBAWABA - At least four people were killed and 102 others were injured in an earthquake that struck Iran on Tuesday.

According to initial reports by IRNA news, the governor of Kashmir revealed that at least 4 people died in Razavi Khorasan.

The governor added that on Tuesday, a 5 Richter magnitude earthquake struck the region at noon today. So far, 35 Kashmiri citizens have been injured in this city.

The news comes shortly after the fire incident that took place inside a hospital in Iran’s northern city of Rasht on Tuesday, killing at least 9 and leaving several others injured.

According to Tasnim news agency, the blaze occurred at the Qaem hospital in Gilan Province, in the early hours of Tuesday.