Why Iran's Earthquakes Are So Devastating
Heshmat Alavi , CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
An Iranian man wearing a sling walks by as two others stand amidst the rubble in a street next to a damaged car in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab in the western Kermanshah province near the border with Iraq, on November 14, 2017, following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that left hundreds killed and thousands homeless two days before. / ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images
In this day and age we are witnessing random earthquakes here and there across the globe. Iran lies on several tectonic plates, and the Iranian people suffer extreme conditions after each earthquake.The reaction shown to each earthquake by the ruling regime in Iran is far different from its counterparts across the globe. Media censorship, excruciating delay in sending even minimum support and imposing a tight security atmosphere to quell any possible sign of unrest is Tehran’s response to such natural disasters.
Sunday evening a 7.3 Richter quake shook many provinces along the Iran-Iraq border, leaving at least 530 people killed and more than 8,000 injured, reports Irani's official IRNA news agency indicate. Tens of thousands of homes and apartments have been leveled to the ground.
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More scenes of vast destruction following Iran's recent quake.
Casualty statistics are beyond those reported by the media, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency quoting Farhad Tajari, a member of Iran’s parliament from Ghasr Shireen, a town in western Iran that suffered enormous damage.
152 aftershocks continued to wreak havoc in the first 24 hours after the initial quake. 526 villages and 137,000 people in Iran’s Kermanshah province are facing grave danger.
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Relief teams are struggling to save people under rubel without any machinery & equipment. Mullahs regime noting does to rescue ppl, cross red personnel not seen to rescue ppl#Kermanshah #Sar_pol_Zahab #كرمانشاه #زلزلهکرمانشاه#كرمانشاه#سرپلذهاب
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The town devastated the most is Sarpol Zahab, located close to the Iraqi border. Authorities have reported the quake has changed the entire image of this already poor town with the buildings destroyed. There is still no report from many villages and Iranian regime officials failing to take any proper action.
Heshmat Alavi , CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.
An Iranian man wearing a sling walks by as two others stand amidst the rubble in a street next to a damaged car in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab in the western Kermanshah province near the border with Iraq, on November 14, 2017, following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that left hundreds killed and thousands homeless two days before. / ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images
In this day and age we are witnessing random earthquakes here and there across the globe. Iran lies on several tectonic plates, and the Iranian people suffer extreme conditions after each earthquake.The reaction shown to each earthquake by the ruling regime in Iran is far different from its counterparts across the globe. Media censorship, excruciating delay in sending even minimum support and imposing a tight security atmosphere to quell any possible sign of unrest is Tehran’s response to such natural disasters.
Sunday evening a 7.3 Richter quake shook many provinces along the Iran-Iraq border, leaving at least 530 people killed and more than 8,000 injured, reports Irani's official IRNA news agency indicate. Tens of thousands of homes and apartments have been leveled to the ground.
mojahedin.orgMore scenes of vast destruction following Iran's recent quake.
Casualty statistics are beyond those reported by the media, according to the semi-official ILNA news agency quoting Farhad Tajari, a member of Iran’s parliament from Ghasr Shireen, a town in western Iran that suffered enormous damage.
152 aftershocks continued to wreak havoc in the first 24 hours after the initial quake. 526 villages and 137,000 people in Iran’s Kermanshah province are facing grave danger.
mostafa.mohamadi @MostafaMe4#Earthquake in #Iran
Relief teams are struggling to save people under rubel without any machinery & equipment. Mullahs regime noting does to rescue ppl, cross red personnel not seen to rescue ppl#Kermanshah #Sar_pol_Zahab #كرمانشاه #زلزلهکرمانشاه#كرمانشاه#سرپلذهاب
1:02 PM - Nov 13, 2017
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5050 Retweets
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The town devastated the most is Sarpol Zahab, located close to the Iraqi border. Authorities have reported the quake has changed the entire image of this already poor town with the buildings destroyed. There is still no report from many villages and Iranian regime officials failing to take any proper action.
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