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Iran quake toll rises to 328 dead and over 2,500 injured: official

Published: 13 Nov 2017 - 11:26 am | Last Updated: 11 Nov 2021 - 09:42 pm
Collapsed buildings are seen in Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on November 13, 2017 following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the Iraq and Iran. / ( Yunus Kele? - Anadolu Agency ).

Collapsed buildings are seen in Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq on November 13, 2017 following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the Iraq and Iran. / ( Yunus Kele? - Anadolu Agency ).

AFP

Tehran: The death toll of a major earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border overnight rose to 328 dead on the Iranian side of the border on Monday, the coroner's office said.

At least another 2,530 were injured in the 7.3-magnitude quake that hit late Sunday, state television reported the office as saying. A previous toll stood at 207 dead and 1,700 wounded.