IRAN-IRAQ EARTHQUAKE: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 405:

Hundreds of people have been killed and over 7000 injured in Iran and Iraq after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the border region between the two countries, sending tremors that were felt hundreds of miles away in both capitals, Tehran and Baghdad. At least 405 people have died - mainly in Iran - according to a toll published on Tues morning 14 Nov. 2017, by the semi-official Isna news agency. The powerful quake struck the country’s western provinces at 9.20pm local time on Sunday. Rescuers worked through the night to find people trapped in collapsed buildings in towns affected by the quake, which was felt as far west as Israel and south to Baghdad. The deputy governor of the Iranian border province of Kermanshah told state television that the death toll would rise. Israeli Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz offered his sympathy to the countries. "My condolences to the people of Iran and Iraq over the loss of human life caused by the earthquake,” said Katz. (UK Guardian/Times of Israel)