Two strong earthquakes have struck northwest Iran, killing at least 87 people.Hundreds more were injured and thousands more fled their homes as aftershocks continued to hit the area, state media said.
The US Geological Survey measured the first quake, which struck 37-miles northeast of the city of Tabriz, at 6.4-magnitude. A second quake measuring 6.3 struck the nearby town of Varzaghan 11 minutes later.
There have been at least 18 aftershocks since then.
"The quake was so intense that people poured into the streets through fear," one local was quoted as saying.
Tabriz is a major city and trading hub far from Iran's oil producing areas and known nuclear facilities.
and this:
At least 87 people died and 600 were hurt in two strong earthquakes that jolted northwest Iran on Saturday, the head of the regional natural disasters centre, Khalil Saie, told state television. The death toll, arrived at by tallying of fatalities in various locales, and the number of injured were revised upwards from a previous number of 80 dead and 400 injured.
UPDATE
Sunday afternoon - 250 dead and 2000 homeless.,br /> Terrible.
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Israel goes out of its way to not hurt civilians, Iran is on a major tectonic plate, so no, no Mossad earthquake machine! ;))
Here is a map showing all the faults in Iran!
http://payvand.com/news/04/jan/1109.html
Nothing in the world happens by coincidence.
G-d punished the Egyptians through a series of natural disasters for their crimes against the Jewish nation.
Could He be doing the same to Iran? I don't think this happened by chance. And the more Iran's leaders pursue their designs against Israel, the more calamities Iran faces in the future.
We have to look to the Torah to serve as a warning to any power that tries to destroy the Jews. I would not be so quick to dismiss the earthquake as just a "natural occurrence."
There is a logic to life in this world human beings cannot explain through pure reason alone.
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