BREAKING NEWS: 80 dead 400 injured Earthquake in Iran

[Justice wanted]

Source: NBC NEWS

Two powerful earthquakes struck northwest Iran Saturday, killing 80 people and injuring about 400 more, state media reported.



The U.S. Geological survey measured the first quake, which struck 37 miles northeast of the city Tabriz, at 3:25 p.m. with a 6.4 magnitude. The second quake, which occurred 11 minutes later, struck an area about 30 miles northeast of Tabriz with a 6.3 magnitude.




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Details just becoming available.


Edit: When it was just banner headline it read 100 injured I corrected headline correct reading now.

[dipsydoodle]

1. BBC News link

Two strong earthquakes have struck north-western Iran, leaving at least 87 people dead and 400 more injured, according to state TV.

The quakes struck near the city of Tabriz and the town of Ahar, but most of the casualties are thought to be in outlying villages.

Reports say phone lines to many villages have been cut off, making rescue efforts harder.

The US Geological Service measured the quakes at magnitude 6.4 and 6.3.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19226500

[maddezmom]

2. wow, when I read it earlier this am it seemed like it was minor and no injuries

[aquart]

11. First reports are never close to accurate.

The morning after the Indonesian tsunami, TV news barely had a hundred dead. That changed.

[Solly Mack]

3. My thoughts are with the people.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. The 2 biggies (6.4 & 6.3) are producing lots of 5+ aftershocks.

This is just sad. I know that country is very geologically active.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/45_40.php

[allan01]

5. reBREAKING NEWS: 80 dead 400 injured Earthquake in Iran

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/08/11/extremely-dangerous-shallow-earthquake-in-the-greater-tabriz-iran-area/
i go here for breaking earthquake news

[SoapBox]

6. wow...we've been having earthquakes here in Los Angeles...

We had a small "thud" quake just this morning, about 2 hours ago (around 8:30AM Pacific)...others have been over the about the last 3 days.

Related? Mother Earth is angry?

[Posteritatis]

7. Earthquakes are common and kinda have been for, well, ever. (nt)

[aquart]

13. Ice melt redistributing weight on tectonic plates?

[Missycim]

28. Are there any glaciers

in Iran?

[TrumanKilldPatton]

15. yeh I felt those hmmm nt

[awoke_in_2003]

24. Yes...

and Santa isn't too pleased, either

[kestrel91316]

8. RWers to cheer the deaths and mayhem in 3...2...1...

[iandhr]

9. Also we can expect the Iranians will call the earthquake a Zionist plot

[Archae]

20. Yup, and Ahmenanutjob's good buddy Hugo Chavez will back that up.

[JDPriestly]

22. For sure! No doubt they will claim that the Israelis are using chemtrails

to jinx the earth in Iran.

On the other hand, could it be that one of Iran's own nuclear tests went awry.

Just joking. I live in LA. Earthquakes are a fact of life.

[SCVDem]

10. Who will send aid?

If aid is requested will the United Stated send help? I believe we would.

Would Israel? Isn't that an interesting conundrum. I believe their religion would require assisting but the politics make it a toxic issue.

Is this one where we would let China and Russia help without the West?

I like to remember that the people are not running the country.

[aquart]

12. EVERYONE sends aid in a great disaster. EVERYONE.

The world tried to help New Orleans after Katrina but that son of a bitch Bush turned them back.

It is the nation's decision to accept help and who from.

But every rescue team goes on alert.

On edit: This, so far, is not that big a disaster. They probably don't need outside help if they have sufficient rescue teams.

[dipsydoodle]

14. Might be more accurate to say

everyone promises aid. Whether or not it materialises is a different matter.

[joshcryer]

26. I hope the USA sends aid and Iran accepts.

[Missycim]

29. I can see us sending it

but I doubt they will accept it on political grounds.

[mwooldri]

17. The United States has offered assistance to Iran in past disasters.

I know the USA doesn't see eye-to-eye with Iran but we offer and they say no. It's OK. As long as that exchange is in the open and for all to see, then doesn't matter what rest of world thinks. We can't MAKE a country accept our humanitarian aid.

[Beacool]

18. The answers is yes, we would help them. Ditto for Israel.

The US has spent millions in aid to countries that are not friendly to us. For example, food shipments to No. Korea.

Natural tragedies supersede political fights among governments. Although, I doubt that Iran would accept help from us or the Israelis.

[dipsydoodle]

19. They promised it

and then didn't cough up.

Its all smoke and mirrors just trying to look good.

[Beacool]

16. I'm so sorry.

My best wishes to the affected people.

[Skidmore]

21. Tabriz is such a beautiful city.

Iran has many earthquakes and there tends to be a lot of damage because of the use of mud bricks for construction. My heart goes out to the people in those villages.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Death toll now 180, 1,500 injured

Two strong earthquakes killed 180 people and injured about 1,500 in northwest Iran where rescuers frantically combed the rubble of dozens of villages through the night into Sunday.

Thousands fled their homes and remained outdoors after Saturday's quakes, as at least 40 aftershocks hit the area.

Casualty figures could rise, Iranian officials said, as some of the injured were in a critical condition while other people were still trapped under the rubble and rescuers - hampered by the darkness - had yet to reach some affected villages.

Six villages had been destroyed and about 60 had sustained more than 50 percent damage, Iranian media said.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/11/uk-iran-earthquake-idUKBRE87A08V20120811

[dipsydoodle]

25. Death toll now 250, 2000 injured

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19231118

[joshcryer]

27. :(

And here I was debating trivialities when I should've been watching this.

RIP Iranians and best wishes to those who lost loved ones.

[Bearice]

30. USA Earthquake

Major Earthquake is destined to hit USA

[REP]

32. Really? You mean the San Andreas and New Madrid faults haven't been fixed?

Must be Obama's fault!

[davidpdx]

31. Iran has been getting hit quite a number of times with earthquakes

I hope they are able to save as many people as possible quickly. Time is crucial to getting people out of the rubble.

As an undergrad, I had a RA in my dorm who was from Iran. He was a really nice guy.

I have to wonder about these underground facilities though and how stable they are with the quakes. That may be a really nasty accident waiting to happen.