Death toll in Iran quake passes 500
A strong earthquake rocked north-western Iran today, killing at least 500 people and injuring about 1,600, Iran’s state-run media reported.
Most of the deaths occurred in the town of Bou’in-Zahra in Qazvin province, the epicentre of the 6.0 magnitude quake, 225 kilometres (140 miles) west of Tehran, Majid Shalviri, the head of the provincial Red Crescent Society, was quoted as saying by the official news agency Irna.
