Survivors sit in front of buildings damaged by an earthquake, in Sarpol-e-Zahab, western Iran, Monday. Sunday night's magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck about 30 kilometre outside the eastern Iraqi city of Halabja, according to the most recent measurements from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Residents fled into the streets as the quake struck, without time to grab their possessions, as apartment complexes collapsed into rubble. Outside walls of some complexes were sheared off by the quake, power and water lines were severed, and telephone service was disrupted. Firefighters from Tehran joined other rescuers in the desperate search, using dogs to inspect the rubble.

Source: Bangkok Post November 13, 2017 19:07 UTC