[custom_adv] The terrible earthquake in Sarapul Zahab has damaged many of the buildings and infrastructure of this city. Many free businesses and even government offices in the city continue to operate indoors as a result of the destruction of commercial and administrative units. [custom_adv] 7 .3 magnitude earthquake struck the Kermanshah Province of Iran at 18: 18 UTC on 12 November. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands more are reported to be injured. [custom_adv] The above index map illustrates satellite-detected damaged and potentially damaged buildings in the rural areas around Sarpol-e-Zahab county in Kermanshah province. The left main map shows damaged structures and temporary shelters and camps in Henider Mafroze. [custom_adv] Sarpol-e Zahab is a town and capital of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, close to the Iraqi border. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,632. [custom_adv] There are several rock reliefs from the Lullubian period in Sarpol-e Zahab. The village is also identified as the site of the ancient and medieval town of Hulwan. [custom_adv] The population of Sarpol-e Zahab comprises Kurds who speak Kalhori, Gorani and Sorani (Jaf) dialects of Kurdish. [custom_adv] SARPOL-E-ZAHAB, Iran -- Rescuers on Tuesday used backhoes and heavy equipment to dig through the debris of buildings toppled by a powerful earthquake on the border between Iran and Iraq, with weeping women crying out to God as aid workers found new bodies. [custom_adv] The death toll in Sarpol-e-Zahab alone has risen to 530, with fears that the official figure will be significantly higher. We have lost relatives including children to those numbers. [custom_adv] 80 per cent of the buildings in the town have been damaged, leaving ALL of our family without a home to return to. Many of the newly homeless have taken shelter in parks with little to protect them from the cold nights air. There is a dire need for food, medicine and tents. [custom_adv] The grim work of recovering the victims began in earnest again at dawn in the Kurdish town of Sarpol-e-Zahab in the western province of Kermanshah, which appears to be the hardest hit in the magnitude 7.3 earthquake. [custom_adv] The hospital in Sarpol-e-Zahab was heavily damaged, and the army set up field hospitals, although many of the injured were moved to other cities, including Tehran. [custom_adv] The terrible earthquake in Sarapul Zahab has damaged many of the buildings and infrastructure of this city. Many free businesses and even government offices in the city continue to operate indoors as a result of the destruction of commercial and administrative units.
