Women's News Iran: At least 450 died, 7,000 were injured and 70,000 left homeless by the powerful quake The 7.3-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran late Sunday night, November 12, 2017, has left at least 450 people dead, 7100 injured and over 70,000 people homeless in Kermanshah Province including in Qasr-e Shirin, Islamabad, Sarpol-e Zahab, Salas Babajani and Kerend. More than 500 villages have suffered damages in the earthquake which has been described as the world’s deadliest so far this year. Water and power are out and hospitals do not have enough resources and facilities. Some 240 of the dead are from Sarpol-e Zahab. The town has only one hospital which has been demolished with all patients and hospital staff buried under the rubble. Eyewitnesses have described the situation as “disorganized.” There is not enough food, nor fuel and electricity is cut off. Many families have not been sheltered and there is fear that freezing cold could take more l...

Iran: Maryam Rajavi Expressed condolences, sympathy with the quake-stricken people, National Council of Resistance of Iran Mrs.  Maryam Rajavi  , President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, expressed her condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in the last night earthquake in different areas, including Qasr-e Shirin, Islamabad, Sar-e pol Zahab, Salas Babajani and Kerend. Reiterating the criminal background of the mullahs’ regime’s neglect and irresponsibility to save the people’s lives in such incidents, Mrs. Rajavi asked the youth, especially those in western provinces, to rescue the people who are trapped under debris, and to deliver their aids directly to the stricken people and the injured. She added that just opposite to the Velayat-e faqih regime, it is now a time of solidarity, and helping the stricken people and saving them is a sacred national duty. In fear of the people’s anger, the clerical regime is trying to cover the real dim...

More #MaryamRajavi : Just as opposed to the clerical regime, now is the time for solidarity. Assisting and saving the victims of earthquake is a sacred national duty. #Kermanshah #Sar_pol_Zahab #Iran #Earthquakes #HumanRights https://www. maryam-rajavi.com/en/remarks/mes sages/item/maryam-rajavi-s-urgent-appeal-to-the-residents-and-youths-of-western-iran-to-save-victims-of-earthquake   …