Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Nursing, Student Research Committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

Abstract

An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter struck
Ezgeleh in Kermanshah province on November 12, 2017,
at 21:48 local time. In this devastating event, around
4,700,000 individuals were involved, 650 cases of death
and around 8000 injuries were reported, as well as 70.000
individuals were made homeless. 

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