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Strong quake in northwest Iran kills at least three people

People remove debris and try to reach people trapped under a collapsed house after an earthquake hit villages in Baskale town in Van province, Turkey, at the border with Iran, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP)
People remove debris and try to reach people trapped under a collapsed house after an earthquake hit villages in Baskale town in Van province, Turkey, at the border with Iran, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. (AP)
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29 Jan 2023 04:01:30 GMT9
29 Jan 2023 04:01:30 GMT9

DUBAI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck northwest Iran near the border with Turkiye on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 300, state media reported.

The official news agency IRNA reported the toll citing the head of emergency services at the university in the city of Khoy, near the quake’s epicenter.

An emergency official told state TV that it was snowing in some of the affected areas, with freezing temperatures and some power cuts reported.

Major geological faultlines crisscross Iran, which has suffered several devastating earthquakes in recent years.

Reuters

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