A powerful
7.3 magnitude earthquake Sunday in the Iraqi city of Halabja, close to the
Iraq-Iran border, killed at least 100 people in Iran, Iranian officials said.
Citing the
head of Iran's emergency services, Iran's semi-official news agency Fars News
also said at least 1,000 people were injured in the quake.
Four people
died in eastern Iraq and dozens were wounded in the town of Darbandikhan, Iraq,
Omar Ahmad, the governor of Sulaimaniya, told CNN.
The
temblor, centered about 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, was felt
throughout Iraq, according the US Geological
Survey. The quake
crushed buildings in Darbandikhan, according to video from AFP.
People
gather at Sulaymaniyah Hospital in northern Iraq after a major earthquake
Sunday.
Iraq's
Meteorological Organization issued a warning on Iraqi State TV urging citizens
to stay away from buildings and to refrain from using elevators.
Shocks were
also felt in Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait and Turkey, news agencies in those
countries reported.
Iraq's
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was closely following the situation of the
country's citizens, a statement from his office said.
Video source; BBC
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