People walk amongst the rubbles in Baskale in Van province, Turkey, after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake in northwestern Iran killed at least nine people in neighboring Turkey and injured dozens more on both sides of the border. (Demiroren News Agency via AFP)

Strong earthquake in northwest Iran kills at least three people

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Reuters, Dubai

Published: 28 January ,2023: 10:35 PM GST Updated: 29 January ,2023: 05:55 AM GST

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck northwest Iran near the border with Turkey on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 300, state media reported.

The official news agency IRNA reported the toll citing the head of emergency services at the university in the city of Khoy, near the quake’s epicenter.

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An emergency official told state TV that it was snowing in some of the affected areas, with freezing temperatures and some power cuts reported.

Major geological faultlines crisscross Iran, which has suffered several devastating earthquakes in recent years.

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