Magnitude-7.3 Earthquake Jolts Iran-Iraq Border Epicenter sits about 19 miles outside the Iraqi city of Halabja
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TEHRAN, Iran—A powerful earthquake shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday, killing at least 200 people and injuring nearly 1,700, state media there reported.
The government in Baghdad didn’t immediately disclose damage or casualties in Iraq.
The magnitude-7.3 quake was centered 19 miles outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the most recent measurements from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Iranian social media and news agencies showed images and videos of people fleeing their homes in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.
The state-run IRNA news agency reported the increase in casualties early Monday and said rescue work was continuing overnight and would accelerate during the daytime.
The semiofficial ILNA news agency said at least 14 provinces in Iran had been affected by the earthquake.
Officials said schools in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces would be closed on Monday because of the tremor.
Iranian state TV also said Iraqi officials reported at least six people dead inside Iraq, along with more than 50 people injured in Sulaymaniyah province and about 150 in the city of Khanaquin.
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