In November 2017, a 7.3-Richter earthquake hit Kermanshah province in Western Iran, at the depth of 11km, which was unprecedented in the past 27 years. The earthquake was felt in 16 Iranian cities and 8 countries and given its strength many regions were cracked. 620 people were killed and 9,288 others were wounded. The ground has come up 90cm after the earthquake which can cause bigger quakes in the future. An image of cracks caused by Kermanshah earthquake in a region near Shahneshin mountain.
On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others. 410 villages were damaged and 65 others were fully destroyed. The village of Bajeh baj in Varzaqan region was completely smashed by the quake and most of the victims were from this village.
On April 9, 2013, a 6.1-Richter earthquake hit most towns of Bushehr province in Southern Iran. The epicenter of the quake was Kaki region and most damages were inflicted on the small town of Shonbeh and 23 nearby villages. 37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the quake. People are burying their dead beloved ones one week after the quake.
37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the 6.1- Richter earthquake in Shonbeh town in Bushehr province. A father is burying his little child.
37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the 6.1- Richter earthquake in Shonbeh town in Bushehr province. A father is burying his little child.
The body of one of the quake victims was found after 5 days in one of the villages of Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan province due to the lack of possibilities for taking the ruins out. The family are holding funeral ceremony to bury the dead person.
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On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan province's towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others. An injured child is being treated inside the tent of rescue workers.
7 towns and 1,950 villages of Kermanshah province were damaged during the 7.3-Richter earthquake in 2017 and 12,000 housing units were fully ruined. The Mehr Housing Plan, which was implemented during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the people with low incomes, lacked necessary standards to resist against earthquake and it was heavily damaged for being located on fault lines and all of its units turned into uninhabitable units.
Given the lack of proper possibilities like tents and electricity in the first days after the earthquake and people's fear of the aftershocks, they didn’t sleep until the first hours of morning. A child is sitting near fire awakened, hugging sister.
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Most of the victims of the 6.4-Richter quake in East Azarbaijan province were residing in Bajeh Baj village. Women are visiting the grave of one of the family members who was killed in the quake .
A large number of cracks were seen in the roads and villages of East Azarbaijan province after the 6.4-Richter earthquake. A 5-year-old boy is carrying oil to his family's tent.
The 6.1-Richter earthquake in the town of Shanbeh in Bushehr province destroyed many communication infrastructures, including power and telecommunication lines. The officials allocated a number of free phones for people to contact their family members. A woman is in a phone conversation with her family members who are outside the town.
The men of families guarded outside the tents to protect their family after the quake. Thieves in certain regions steal people's properties after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
Given the lack of proper possibilities like tents and electricity in the first days after the earthquake and people's fear of the aftershocks, they didn’t sleep until the first hours of morning.
A mother is watching the last image of her 6-year-old daughter who was killed during the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
An image of the newly-built 'Mehr Housing Plan' which was constructed by the government for low-income people. The buildings were destroyed in the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
People are taking out their furniture from rubbles of their houses after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
Many people who had bought the newly-built 'Mehr Housing Plan' houses were among the low-income people. This woman is collecting her furniture from the newly-built unit in which they had moved recently.
Many people live in their cars for the fear of aftershocks and receiving more heat. They believe that cars are warmer and safer when quake happens.
Men of a family in the village of Queek Aziz are saying prayers after receiving and erecting tents following strong quake.
Many pregnant women had preterm delivery for being distressed after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah. The baby boy was born in the Army's field hospital two weeks sooner.
November 2017, a 7.3-Richter earthquake hit Kermanshah province in Western Iran, at the depth of 11km, which was unprecedented in the past 27 years. The earthquake was felt in 16 Iranian cities and 8 countries and given its strength many regions were cracked. 620 people were killed and 9,288 others were wounded
The women of a family are preparing their tents before rainfall.
During the earthquake of 7.3 magnitudes in Kermanshah, people heard the sound of the lightning of the sky.
After the earthquake, children are horrified when they hear the sound of lightning or rain and helicopters
The washed clothes of quake-hit people in one of East Azarbaijan province's towns are being dried on the lawn.
On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others.410 villages were damaged and 65 others were fully destroyed.
The quake-hit children are playing with the toys sent by people of different Iranian cities .
People have sent a lot of aid to the quake-hit people and children after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah. A group of young people held birthday party for the one-year-old child two weeks after the quake.
The portrait of a quake-hit family in the town of Shanbeh in Bushehr province who lost their house during the 6.1-Richter earthquake in 2013. They possessed a new house one year after the quake but they sleep inside their conex at nights for the fear of another earthquake.
