BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 29. Last night, 3 people died and 816 were injured as a result of an earthquake that occurred in the Khoy region in northwestern Iran.
According to Trend, this was stated to journalists by the governor of the Iranian province of Western Azerbaijan, Mohammad Sadegh Motameden.
According to Motameden, 60 wounded are being treated in hospitals of the Khoy region, and 64 - in hospitals of the Salmas region.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran. The epicenter of the quake was located 8 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 15 km.
10:13 (GMT+4) As a result of the earthquake that occurred last night in the Iranian region of Khoy, the number of victims to date has reached 644 people.
According to Trend, this was stated by the head of the Iranian Emergency Management Organization Mohammad Hassan Nami.
According to Nami, the victims are currently in hospitals.
Nami added that there are destructions in 70 villages of the Khoy region. Up to 60% of houses in villages are destroyed.
Only 2 people died.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran. The epicenter of the quake was located 8 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 15 km.
06:32 (GMT+4) Three people were killed, another 580 people were injured as a result of a strong earthquake that occurred in the Iranian region of Khoy, Trend reports citing Iranian media.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran. The epicenter of the quake was located 8 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 15 km.
03:18 (GMT+4) Three people were killed, another 447 people were injured as a result of a strong earthquake that occurred in the Iranian region of Khoy, Trend reports citing Iranian media.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran. The epicenter of the quake was located 8 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 15 km.
01:18 (GMT+4) Three people were killed, another 307 people were injured as a result of a strong earthquake that occurred in the Iranian region of Khoy, Iranian Ambulance Organization Spokesperson Muktaba Khaledi said, Trend reports.
According to him, the number of dead and injured is likely to increase due to the large amount of destruction.
Khaledi added that the darkness was delaying rescue efforts.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran. The epicenter of the quake was located 8 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 15 km.
00:40 (GMT+4) Many have been injured as a result of a strong earthquake that occurred in the Iranian district of Khoy, Director General of the Department of Emergency Situations of the Iranian province of Western Azerbaijan Amir Abbas Jafari said, Trend reports.
No deaths have been reported so far, he said.
Jafari added that hospitals in the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Ardabil and Zanjan of Iran have been put on alert.
He noted that as a result of the earthquake in the district of Khoy, a large number of destructions is observed. The electricity supply also has been cut off in some areas.
According to him, about 2 hours ago, it started snowing in the region.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken Iran. The epicenter of the quake was located 8 km southwest of the city of Khoy. The seismic center was located at a depth of 15 km.
