The number of victims of the earthquake in Iran has increased to 973

At least 973 people were injured as a result of the earthquake that occurred on Saturday in the northwestern part of Iran. This was announced on Sunday by the representative of the emergency service of the province of West Azerbaijan Mojtaba Khalidi, reports NIAT "Khovar" with reference to TASS.  "973 victims of the earthquake in the city of Khoy were taken to hospitals and medical centers in the province of West Azerbaijan, 858 of them were taken to the city hospital of Khoy, the rest to hospitals in the city of Selmas and Chaipare county," Khalidi was quoted by Tasnim news agency.  Earlier, the governor of the province of West Azerbaijan, Mohammad Sadegh Motamedyan, reported three dead.  As Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi noted, a temporary camp was set up to accommodate the victims in the city of Khoy in the province of West Azerbaijan. Vahidi noted that representatives of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the anti-crisis management and damage assessment experts arrived in the province. "75 groups of experts from Iran's housing fund have been sent to the earthquake—affected areas, at the first stage they will assess the damage to residential buildings in 26 villages," said Jafar Barzegar, director of the housing fund of West Azerbaijan province, quoted by Tasnim.  An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred on January 28 in the northwestern part of Iran. The hearth lay at a depth of 43 km, the epicenter was 23 km south-east of the city of Hoi.

Source: Khovar