2006-10-17T00:49+0200http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6278483&ft=1&f=1007NPRnewsenA recent earthquake in Hawaii measured 6.7. By comparison, the 1994 quake that hit Northridge in California was also about a 6.7 magnitude, and it was devastating. And you might remember the 2003 destruction of Bam, Iran, also from a quake of about this same size. Tens of thousands died there. However, despite the strength of Sunday's quake in Hawaii, there was damage, but so far, no deaths.NPRnews-e1c08b9fda47d1a4aedb569a2da7fab72006-09-29T16:07+0200http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=46046&NewsKind=Current%20AffairsiranmaniaenLONDON, September 29 (IranMania) - An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter scale hit the city of Neishabour and its vicinity in Khorassan Razavi province, northeastern Iran, on Thursday, IRNA reported. According to the provincial seismological base affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran....iranmania-ed96e041cce9be03ef82636504823ea72006-09-28T12:02+0200http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0609288449130520.htmirnaenAn earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale hit the city of Neishabour and its vicinity in Khorassan Razavi province, northeastern Iran, on Thursday. According to the provincial seismological base affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor was registered at 11:12 hours local time (0742 GMT).irna-3e6861d1b358dd177b6369c24ecf60942006-09-28T12:02+0200http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0609286429131821.htmirnaenAn earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale hit the city of Neishabour and its vicinity in Khorassan Razavi province, northeastern Iran, on Thursday. According to the provincial seismological base affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor was registered at 11:12 hours local time (0742 GMT).irna-4658782c8a7596604ec437f8386ef3ef 2006-04-06T16:22+0200 20060406 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-6NLGM9?OpenDocument reliefWeb en By Zahra Sethna LORESTAN, Iran, 5 April 2006 – UNICEF is at the front lines of the emergency relief effort in the aftermath of the 31 March earthquake and aftershocks in Lorestan, Iran. UNICEF's Representative in Iran, Christian Salazar, spent time over the last few days in the city of Boroujerd, one of the hardest-hit areas. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters DonorsBanksRKW UNbodies reliefWeb-29fbecfbddcee298236f13ad3e47c63d 2006-04-06T07:02+0200 20060406 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6NL769?OpenDocument reliefWeb en A series of earthquakes struck the outskirts of the western Iranian cities of Borujerd and Doroud in Lorestan Province, about 350 kilometers southwest of Tehran and 50 kilometers northeast of the provincial capital of Khorramabad. The first quake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, occurred at 7:47 PM on March 30. Echo Iran DonorsBanksRKW reliefWeb-d372aba38500307ff190dda8b68153eb 2006-04-06T06:04+0200 20060406 http://www.kuwaittimes.net/localnews.asp?dismode=article&artid=812558055 kuwaittimes en KIRMINSHAH, West Iran: The diverse Kuwait human relief supplies to Iran since last Friday's earthquake that hit Loristan, is the largest foreign aid received by the quake-stricken area, Iranian off... Lebanon Kuwait HealthSocialServicesRKW Iran AgricultureFishingForestryRKW NaturalDisasters SMSAuto kuwaittimes-76f495e468679f5e0c1f4f4efefa3583 2006-04-05T11:02+0200 20060405 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YAOI-6NK946?OpenDocument reliefWeb en The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volun teers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects.... NaturalDisasters Russia DonorsBanksRKW PublicHealth Kuwait HealthSocialServicesRKW Iran HumanitarianAid Japan AgricultureFishingForestryRKW UNbodies HUmanDevelopmentRKW TerrorismBiological Echo SMSAuto reliefWeb-f1f21390d412568b5c109846378f80b0 2006-04-05T07:02+0200 20060405 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6NK2P4?OpenDocument reliefWeb en IRAN: EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY Three earthquakes shook western Iran March 30 and 31, killing 70 people with 1,200 more injured and more than 200 villages damaged. The first quake on Thursday night may have been a lifesaver for thousands, as many people chose to sleep outside their homes fearing further tremors. Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto reliefWeb-8ca1ae8c28884a8c9a3bb1ae31f9f82e 2006-04-04T23:02+0200 20060404 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6NJQ9W?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Earthquake Lorestan Province Iran overview pre-disaster map Date: 03 Apr 2006 Source: UNOSAT Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Earthquake; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 1857k Related Links: UNOSAT website With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text,.... NaturalDisasters EuropeAid SMSAuto Iran Echo reliefWeb-6fabb289712cc7a9d9a2aa13e2f0d399 2006-04-04T17:02+0200 20060404 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6NJJ7Y?OpenDocument reliefWeb en A Kuwaiti military cargo plane arrived at Kirmanshah airport, Western Iran, Monday carrying the second shipment of relief aid to victims of the earthquake that hit Luristan province last Friday, an Iranian official said Monday. Mir Saeed Safi-Niya, assistant director of airports in Kirmanshah, told.... Kuwait Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto reliefWeb-d023d812e474f1888228789208dcf6d6 2006-04-04T11:02+0200 20060404 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ETOA-6NJ5S2?OpenDocument reliefWeb en TEHRAN, 3 April 2006 UNICEF Iran has sent around 10,000 blankets and 300 tents to Lorestan province to provide immediate relief to children and families affected by the recent earthquakes. The supplies will begin to arrive in the city of Boroujerd tonight and will be distributed immediately. UNbodies Iran ManMadeDisasters SMSAuto DonorsBanksRKW NaturalDisasters HealthSocialServicesRKW reliefWeb-561f1127c2bb143f84d069e32eff327e 2006-04-04T10:30+0200 20060404 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/NBLA132072.htm alertnet en (Adds U.S. State Department in paragraph 16 and 17) By Alireza Ronaghi GARAJ, Iran, March 31 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities.... Iran USA NaturalDisasters ChadSRKW Mexico SMSAuto alertnet-3239a5236cf8e906f2f8342966a32266 2006-04-04T05:31+0200 20060404 http://english.people.com.cn/200604/04/eng20060404_255815.html peopledaily en The UN agencies have mobilized to help victims in Iran of Friday's strong earthquake, said UN officials on Monday. UNbodies Iran Italy SMSAuto DonorsBanksRKW NaturalDisasters HealthSocialServicesRKW peopledaily-6407ea61dc7ed3ac8f9c14903e325b48 2006-04-04T03:28+0200 20060404 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=qw1144097821400B226 Star en The United Nations is rushing food, tents and other emergency goods to western Iran after the strong earthquake that struck the region last week. Iran Italy HealthSocialServicesRKW Star-aff2bf21963dcad06e69197bac6d7568 2006-04-04T03:20+0200 20060404 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=&art_id=qw1144097821400B226 iol en The United Nations is rushing food, tents and other emergency goods to western Iran after the strong earthquake that struck the region last week. Iran Italy HealthSocialServicesRKW iol-aff2bf21963dcad06e69197bac6d7568 2006-04-04T02:39+0200 20060404 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41748&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 4 (IranMania) - The United Nations said that it had sent urgently-needed supplies as well as money to assist relief operations in Iran in the wake of last week's powerful earthquake which killed 70 people and left 1,300 injured, AFP reported. UnitedKingdom Iran HealthSocialServicesRKW NaturalDisasters DonorsBanksRKW UNbodies Italy SMSAuto iranmania-58d5ea33d91954fb0e7724bfaabcecdc 2006-04-03T23:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LTIO-6NHQCL?OpenDocument reliefWeb en TEHRAN, 3 April (UNIC) -- United Nations agencies in Iran have so far made available about $450,000 in financial aid for emergency needs to the people of the earthquake-affected areas of Lorestan province. The United Nations agencies are also rushing help in the form of blankets, tents and health kits. UNbodies Iran Echo HUmanDevelopmentRKW DonorsBanksRKW HealthSocialServicesRKW reliefWeb-ee4e34f9ffc65275809ab818bbc9948a 2006-04-03T19:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LTIO-6NHLAK?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Ref: OCHA/GVA – 2006/0047 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Islamic Republic of Iran – Earthquake This report is based on information provided by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Liaison Office and the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. I. SITUATION 1. Iran HealthSocialServicesRKW NaturalDisasters DonorsBanksRKW Kuwait UNbodies Netherlands Echo SMSAuto reliefWeb-b032853e264deeb2566e9bb3f1403cc2 2006-04-03T17:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACIO-6NHG6M?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Vatican City, 3 April 2006 – Following Caritas Iran's assessment visit to Boroujerd, one of the towns in western Iran most severely affected by Friday's earthquake, Caritas Internationalis is calling on its member organisations to provide food, water, tents and other emergency items to help victims in the disaster's immediate aftermath. Iran VaticanCity InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters SMSAuto Flooding HealthSocialServicesRKW Echo reliefWeb-bb90c40f3b2f5c539223e9e6ed49c50e 2006-04-03T17:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6NHGF2?OpenDocument reliefWeb en 1. The Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency assistance in kind (tents, blankets, etc.) worth about ten million yen to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has suffered disaster from an earthquake that occurred in the Province of Lorestan, Mid- Western Iran on March 30 (Thu) and 31 (Fri). Iran Japan NaturalDisasters SMSAuto Echo reliefWeb-25bbbab5e923743e69aba7b06731f33d 2006-04-03T13:50+0200 20060403 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1474493.cms timesofindia en ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent a planeload of relief goods for earthquake victims in Iran, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. A Pakistan Air Force C-130 plane carrying blankets, cooking oil and rice left from an air base near the capital Islamabad for Iran on Sunday, a ministry statement said. Iran Pakistan ChadSRKW timesofindia-b0a9bbf8bce18784bf000a1cec68aab5 2006-04-03T11:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6NH8XU?OpenDocument reliefWeb en TOKYO, April 3, 2006 (AFP) Japan will send relief worth 10 million yen (85,000 dollars) to Iran to help survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 70 people, the foreign minister said Monday. Japan will provide tents, blankets and electric generators at the request of the Iranian government, a ministry official said. Iran Japan NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW reliefWeb-1ecac0e0970258077bf41846096bf86b 2006-04-03T09:14+0200 20060403 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1474493.cms indiatimes en Pak has sent a planeload of relief goods for earthquake victims in Iran, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Iran Pakistan ChadSRKW indiatimes-b0a9bbf8bce18784bf000a1cec68aab5 2006-04-03T09:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6NH5KM?OpenDocument reliefWeb en ISLAMABAD, Apr 2 (APP): Pakistan Sunday dispatched relief goods to victims of earthquake in Iran that killed 70 people and rendered thousands homeless. The consignment, arranged by Cabinet Division was the first from Government of Pakistan to express solidarity and sympathy with those Iranian.... Iran Pakistan NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW reliefWeb-2495f87df7ae29fbf9df53f23895f7d8 2006-04-03T09:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6NH4JJ?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Jeff Latsa, Project Manager Shortly before 5am on March 31, 2006, the first of three earthquakes struck several hundred villages in western Iran reducing many to rubble. Early reports suggest at least 66 people have been killed in the quakes and their ensuing aftershocks; well over 1,200 others have been reported injured. NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto TerrorismBiological reliefWeb-2c3e1d8d15d9638b90ec5acf96bb7a4e 2006-04-03T09:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ETOA-6NH7NV?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Iran Earthquake: Direct Relief International Extends Aid Offer In response to a series of earthquakes that struck the cities of Boroujerd and Doroud in western Iran, Direct Relief International has contacted its local partner networks to advise them of available inventories of medical supplies and.... Iran HUmanDevelopmentRKW NaturalDisasters Philippines SMSAuto reliefWeb-c1402accc54d0eb7435508c3b534e298 2006-04-03T05:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6NH32F?OpenDocument reliefWeb en The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects.... Iran NaturalDisasters PublicHealth SMSAuto HUmanDevelopmentRKW HealthSocialServicesRKW HumanitarianAid TerrorismBiological Echo reliefWeb-37af524c8dd56cc1ecbc6172d7581f99 2006-04-03T05:02+0200 20060403 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6NH3AH?OpenDocument reliefWeb en The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin is being issued for information only, and reflects.... Iran HUmanDevelopmentRKW PublicHealth HumanitarianAid TerrorismBiological HealthSocialServicesRKW Echo reliefWeb-a0bdbd0018642f38efeb66b854a6b769 2006-04-03T03:25+0200 20060403 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C03%5Cstory_3-4-2006_pg7_26 dailytimesPK en Govt sends relief goods to Iran ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has sent relief goods for the victims of the earthquake in Iran that killed 70 people and rendered thousands homeless. A C-130 aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) carried 12 tonnes of relief goods from the PAF airbase in Chaklala today at 10. Iran Pakistan NaturalDisasters SMSAuto dailytimesPK-5d8080e6a0f43a5371b96c31a6fbbf20 2006-04-02T09:00+0200 20060402 http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pageloader.php?file=2006/04/02//nation/nation2 gorkhapatra en Iranian victims stand in front of tents set up by the Red Crescent 01 April 2006 in Dosar village, near the city of Brujerd, following yesterday's powerful earthquake. UN experts were rushing to western Iran 01 April to assess damage caused by the earthquake. NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto gorkhapatra-29f1f97821ceaa2956096898479ccc64 2006-04-02T01:55+0200 20060402 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C02%5Cstory_2-4-2006_pg4_15 dailytimesPK en Bush offers quake aid but warns Tehran on nuclear issue WASHINGTON: The United States has offered aid to Iran after a devastating earthquake but also kept up pressure over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme. President George W Bush made a point of offering sympathy and assistance while at a North American summit in Mexico on Friday. Iran USA JRCSafeguards Mexico TerrorismRadiological dailytimesPK-98af1139e64524128283a002684b9c1d 2006-04-01T20:34+0200 20060401 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/02/d604021303101.htm thedailystarBD en Thousands of Iran quake homeless seek shelter Afp, Brujerd Iranian authorities were battling yesterday to provide shelter and aid for thousands of people left homeless by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the west of the country that killed 73 people. Amid fears of aftershocks, survivors of Friday's.... Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto thedailystarBD-f98dbeb32aea3a85955e185a27642c8e 2006-04-01T19:04+0200 20060401 http://news.inq7.net/world/index.php?index=1&story_id=71335 inq7 en Thousands of Iran quake homeless seek shelter First posted 11:57pm (Mla time) April 01, 2006 By Atta Kenare Agence France-Presse BRUJERD, Iran - Iranian authorities were battling Saturday to provide shelter and aid for thousands of people left homeless by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the west of the country that killed 70 people. MARS-STAT Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters AgricultureFishingForestryRKW AgriculturalProdAnimal SMSAuto TerrorismBiological Iraq inq7-c955c884aad95db671d363a3af8b6f34 2006-04-01T16:54+0200 20060401 http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/Bush-Offers-US-Quake-Aid-To-Iran-472486-9.html mediafax en President George W. Bush offered US aid to Iran after an earthquake but gave no letup in international pressure on Iran’s nuclear program, CNN reports. Speaking after a summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders, Bush told a press conference: "First I do want to offer my country’s assistance to the people affected by the recent earthquakes in Iran. Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto mediafax-66b66e1ba8a2440963c86606f1397b47 2006-04-01T15:44+0200 20060401 http://www.iranvajahan.net/cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2006&m=04&d=01&a=6 iranvajahan en Nations around the world are offering aid to Iran after an earthquake killed at least 66 people and injured more than 1,400 in the western part of the nation. Friday's quakes were centered near Borujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities about 210 miles southwest of Tehran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico AgriculturalProdAnimal SMSAuto iranvajahan-c992627de687400cde813039edf65ebb 2006-04-01T15:09+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41700&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 1 (IranMania) - Nations around the world are offering aid to Iran after an earthquake killed at least 66 people and injured more than 1,400 in the western part of the nation, CNN reported. Friday's quakes were centered near Borujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities about 210 miles.... Iran USA UnitedKingdom NaturalDisasters Mexico AgriculturalProdAnimal SMSAuto iranmania-58fafb711704c297c878f20f18f66c42 2006-04-01T14:39+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41691&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en The United Nations said it was rushing a team of experts to assess damage caused by the powerful earthquake that killed at least 70 people in western Iran, AFP reported. Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters UnitedKingdom SMSAuto HealthSocialServicesRKW DonorsBanksRKW Iraq iranmania-33d819d53dc788b8bf09eb5bb032c8f6 2006-04-01T13:40+0200 20060401 http://www.haveeru.com.mv/?page=engdetails&id=7108 haveeru en At least 70 dead in Iran quake 01 April 2006 By Atta Kenare / AFP weather.com April 1 - UN experts were rushing to western Iran Saturday to assess damage caused by the powerful earthquake that killed at least 70 people and may have left thousands homeless. Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters SMSAuto HealthSocialServicesRKW DonorsBanksRKW Iraq haveeru-93c8b7f1fc31b868c809584068bc2936 2006-04-01T13:03+0200 20060401 http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=27852 timesofoman en BRUJERD, Iran –– Iranian authorities were battling Saturday to provide shelter and aid for thousands of people left homeless by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the west of the country that killed 73 people. Iran InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters SMSAuto timesofoman-2a0bb6be7846dc81db5cac2220049a70 2006-04-01T10:45+0200 20060401 http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=219659 timesofmalta en A strong earthquake hit western Iran yesterday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities... Iran NaturalDisasters Mexico SMSAuto ChadSRKW timesofmalta-becdff2c5b702c8321ad19144d78b170 2006-04-01T10:28+0200 20060401 http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/01/earthquake.iran/index.html cnn en (CNN) -- Nations around the world are offering aid to Iran after an earthquake killed at least 66 people and injured more than 1,400 in the western part of the nation. Friday's quakes were centered near Borujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities about 210 miles southwest of Tehran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico AgriculturalProdAnimal SMSAuto cnn-d7e15951a71f0e27ac54dbe4a806da1c 2006-04-01T10:02+0200 20060401 http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2006/WORLD/meast/04/01/earthquake.iran/index.html?section=cnn_latest RSS-cnn en Nations around the world are offering aid to Iran after an earthquake killed at least 66 people and injured more than 1,400 in the western part of the nation. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico AgriculturalProdAnimal SMSAuto RSS-cnn-d7e15951a71f0e27ac54dbe4a806da1c 2006-04-01T09:45+0200 20060401 http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pageloader.php?file=2006/04/01//topstories/main7 gorkhapatra en BRUJERD, Iran, Mar. 31: At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. France UnitedArabEmirates Iran NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW BrusselsStrasbourg SMSAuto TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq gorkhapatra-0cc38b7aa89c1b6fcc5c9f69273a7ebb 2006-04-01T09:26+0200 20060401 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1664199,00050004.htm HindustanTimes en A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of Lorestan, said Ali Barani, head of the provincial emergency team for disasters. Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto HindustanTimes-6f2439b26e8ce3e9ef9b95d04039f9e8 2006-04-01T09:26+0200 20060401 http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=268330&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/ MailGuardian en The United States has offered aid to Iran after a devastating earthquake but also kept up pressure over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme. President George Bush made a point of offering sympathy and assistance while at a North American summit in Mexico on Friday. France NuclearReprocessing Germany Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters SecurityCouncil China TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA SMSAuto Nuclear Russia MailGuardian-29f6ccf389dfcaddd0ac92ac82886cf6 2006-04-01T09:24+0200 20060401 http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=39709 TurkishDailyNews en Some survivors are dug out of the rubble of buildings alive, rescue officials say. In the worst hit areas, brick buildings collapse into piles of masonry and mud homes are reduced to mounds of dust GARAJ - Reuters ARTICLE SUMMARY A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 66.... NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto TurkishDailyNews-509e951e0e064576d5329009e69970f1 2006-04-01T09:00+0200 20060401 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_14569.shtml iranian en Three earthquakes and a number of aftershocks flattened several villages in western Iran. Hospitals are reported to be overflowing with wounded. Local officials said rescuers are continuing to dig through shattered buildings in the hope of finding survivors. Mar 31, 2006, 23:08 Iran USA NaturalDisasters SMSAuto iranian-e3c7cda3466a1f0076c2cb07c8b4238c 2006-04-01T08:39+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41689&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 1 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush offered US aid to Iranians after a devastating earthquake but gave no letup in international pressure on Iran's nuclear programme, AFP reported. Speaking after a summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders, Bush told a press conference: "First I.... France NuclearReprocessing Germany Iran NaturalDisasters SecurityCouncil China TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA UnitedKingdom SMSAuto Nuclear Russia iranmania-b24237a013b0c8a975ccb35c9eca9b98 2006-04-01T08:39+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41691&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 1 (IranMania) - The United Nations said it was rushing a team of experts to assess damage caused by the powerful earthquake that killed at least 70 people in western Iran, AFP reported. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the team comprises.... Iran UnitedKingdom DonorsBanksRKW HealthSocialServicesRKW iranmania-b8ef2d7efc332160719a8ab51b5bc3cc 2006-04-01T08:39+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41686&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 1 (IranMania) - The United States offered aid to Iran after a devastating earthquake but also kept up pressure over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, AFP reported. France NuclearReprocessing Germany Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters SecurityCouncil China TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA UnitedKingdom SMSAuto Nuclear Russia iranmania-d6f50916628644ddbe15f2ab41b7b8ff 2006-04-01T08:39+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41690&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 1 (IranMania) - The earthquake that hit western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and killing at least 70 people, registered at a magnitude of 6,1, the US Geological Survey said, AFP reported. The quake struck at 0117 GMT, some 45 kilometers (25 miles) east-northeast of the.... NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto UnitedKingdom iranmania-81f67c4a1ed6ca8420bb74f099087e8d 2006-04-01T08:39+0200 20060401 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41688&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, April 1 (IranMania) - US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns directly contacted Iran's ambassador to the United Nations to offer US aid after a deadly earthquake struck western Iran, the State Department said, AFP reported. US President George W. Iran USA UnitedKingdom NaturalDisasters Mexico SMSAuto iranmania-a4f72dd19413550522ae4ec9e8eb4b8d 2006-04-01T06:47+0200 20060401 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/April/middleeast_April12.xml&section=middleeast khaleejtimes en (AFP) 1 April 2006 WASHINGTON - The United States on Friday offered aid to Iran after a devastating earthquake but also kept up pressure over Teheran’s disputed nuclear programme. President George W. Bush made a point of offering sympathy and assistance while at a North American summit in Mexico. France NuclearReprocessing Germany Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters SecurityCouncil China TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA SMSAuto Nuclear Russia khaleejtimes-7ea81afc1f09eb1f69ceb6c332944888 2006-04-01T04:36+0200 20060401 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/detail.asp?ID=79600&GRP=A ChinaPost en A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of Lorestan, said Ali Barani, head of the provincial emergency team for disasters. Iran USA NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW ChinaPost-f33bec3c74419e0d2030199d40b2a147 2006-04-01T04:21+0200 20060401 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/ newsweek en TEHRAN, Iran - Earthquakes and aftershocks rattled western Iran one after another, flattening villages and sending frightened homeowners into the streets. By Friday morning 70 people were dead, 1,200 wounded, and thousands homeless. The death toll would have been much higher, residents said, but.... Iran ManMadeDisasters Mexico NaturalDisasters JRCSafeguards SMSAuto Canada newsweek-ef7dc8a558cf0670a43aa2ee4fdd40b2 2006-04-01T03:12+0200 20060401 http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=139678&Sn=WORL&IssueID=29012 GulfDailyNews en TEHRAN: At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran early yesterday, destroying whole villages and sending frightened residents fleeing from their homes, according to the latest toll. Another 1,265 people were injured in the quake which hit at about 4.47am, the province of Lorestan near the border with Iraq with a force of 6.0 on the Richter scale, state television quoted the Iranian interior ministry's natural disaster committee as saying. Iran ManMadeDisasters Iraq GulfDailyNews-fcb88bb8162df8b9809e5a9b838645fe 2006-04-01T03:00+0200 20060401 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_14555.shtml iranian en All that remained of Parviz Lashani's two-storey home was the facade. Yet it was still the only structure in his village that even vaguely resembled a building after Friday's earthquake in Iran. "I am happy that I am at least alive, but look at my life, what have I got left," said 35-year-old Lashani, who survived with his wife and two children. Mar 31, 2006, 18:18 NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto ChadSRKW iranian-fd6ce4df883193e9df6bc17f3676bf3f 2006-04-01T03:00+0200 20060401 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_14556.shtml iranian en UN rushes experts to assess damage in quake-struck Iran 31 March 2006 - The United Nations is sending an inter-agency assessment team to Iran after an overnight earthquake killed or injured hundreds and is ready provide any aid that may been needed and to mobilize international assistance, officials of the world body said today. Mar 31, 2006, 18:19 Iran HUmanDevelopmentRKW ManMadeDisasters UNbodies KofiAnnan DonorsBanksRKW HealthSocialServicesRKW iranian-72315f44f38b5fce1d8a12ba8b1b084f 2006-04-01T02:26+0200 20060401 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/04/01/1143441367302.html?from=rss smh en President Bush offered assistance today to earthquake victims in Iran, saying the United States cares about the suffering of the Iranian people even though there are major differences with Tehran about its nuclear program. The US military provided aid after a devastating quake in southern Iran in 2003. Iran Mexico TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA Canada smh-c9ce976c7c983eb1095bd991979c5f5a 2006-04-01T01:55+0200 20060401 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C01%5Cstory_1-4-2006_pg1_3 dailytimesPK en Iran quake kills 70 GARAJ: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of.... Iran dailytimesPK-55fb13e8cd2862f8caa6fff6dbbc6c62 2006-04-01T01:55+0200 20060401 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C01%5Cstory_1-4-2006_pg1_8 dailytimesPK en Brujerd | Down and out An Iranian girl sits on a blanket next to destroyed houses in Khaleq Ali village following a powerful earthquake which struck western Iran before dawn on Friday. Iran dailytimesPK-1687d9387e6938dab450c479183a55fd 2006-04-01T01:50+0200 20060401 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1472929.cms timesofindia en GARAJ (IRAN): A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 66 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured, said Mohammad Reza Mohseni-Sani, governor of Lorestan province, home to the quake-hit areas around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd. Iran ChadSRKW timesofindia-7a3cef8d5ee76aac47784fce4ac77181 2006-04-01T01:02+0200 20060401 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/HMYT-6NET6X?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Three large temblors shake western Iran March 31 Washington – President Bush offered U.S. assistance to Iran March 31 in the wake of three strong earthquakes that devastated about 200 villages in a mountainous region southwest of Tehran. “I do want to offer my country's assistance to the people affected by the recent earthquakes in Iran. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico SMSAuto reliefWeb-a462197d65e3bec5949ce94bcf8885f7 2006-04-01T01:02+0200 20060401 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ABES-6NET24?OpenDocument reliefWeb en WASHINGTON, March 31, 2006 (AFP) - US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns directly contacted Iran's ambassador to the United Nations Friday to offer US aid after a deadly earthquake struck western Iran, the State Department said Friday. President George W. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico SMSAuto reliefWeb-ffe2db8470f5c4397f36cebef58e4c92 2006-04-01T01:02+0200 20060401 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ABES-6NEQ2P?OpenDocument reliefWeb en By Alireza Ronaghi BABA PASHMAN, Iran, March 31 (Reuters) - All that remained of Parviz Lashani's two-storey home was the facade. Yet it was still the only structure in his village that even vaguely resembled a building after Friday's earthquake in Iran. NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto ChadSRKW reliefWeb-a64b3e4deaf5037923bf6abb0d5f5a3b 2006-03-31T23:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16889131%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=iran%2dearthquake%2dkills%2d70-name_page.html themirror en Strong tremors on Thursday night helped keep the toll down because they drove many to leave their homes and take to the streets well before the big quake hit on Friday morning. Moussa Shaban, 42, in the quake-hit village of Garaj, said the earlier shocks had prompted his wife and six children to sleep outside but his ageing mother had refused. ChadSRKW Iran Mexico NaturalDisasters USA SMSAuto themirror-d1d4cc7cbff5fb556cb9a8dffecee911 2006-03-31T23:33+0200 20060331 http://www.timesofoman.com/newsdetails.asp?newsid=27839 timesofoman en BRUJERD (Iran) — At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn yesterday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto TREN-Security Iraq timesofoman-f2f1880f59c5bb3600da1f6512a3d1ca 2006-03-31T22:30+0200 20060331 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_14551.shtml iranian en Iran, hit by a powerful earthquake Friday in which at least 66 people were killed and almost 1,000 injured, is located in a region exposed to continuous risk of tremors, with major calamities dating back to 1979 Following is a list of some of the severest quakes in Iran over the past 2 decades. Iraq Iran iranian-7e3cd0e5898e5ede3eb42edf83a124b4 2006-03-31T22:30+0200 20060331 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_14538.shtml iranian en A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of Lorestan, said Ali Barani, head of the provincial emergency team for disasters. Mar 31, 2006, 13:23 Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW iranian-36e5c3c312529283651bc0be0ef9fa65 2006-03-31T21:51+0200 20060331 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18674532-23109,00.html NEWScomAU en A STRONG earthquake hit western Iran overnight, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico SMSAuto ChadSRKW NEWScomAU-50477fa686f011ef07a2843a027fac19 2006-03-31T21:44+0200 20060331 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18674532%255E1702,00.html TheAustralian en 06:04 (AEDT) A STRONG earthquake hit western Iran overnight, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. Iran USA NaturalDisasters Mexico SMSAuto ChadSRKW TheAustralian-07506f69c0cf321f4440cafeb226c158 2006-03-31T21:27+0200 20060331 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/world/middleeast/31cnd-quake.html?ex=1301461200&en=17f6e0a1fc23259d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss nytimes en The number of deaths might not rise much higher, since most residents in the province were roused by a weaker earthquake a few hours earlier. Iran USA InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters SMSAuto HealthSocialServicesRKW nytimes-605d1f6f8d3b351761ed216ec160466e 2006-03-31T21:26+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-5724991,00.html guardian en Bush Offers Quake Assistance to Iran Friday March 31, 2006 7:31 PM CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - President Bush offered assistance Friday to earthquake victims in Iran, saying the United States cares about the suffering of the Iranian people even though there are major differences with Tehran about its nuclear program. Iran Mexico TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA Canada guardian-ccd8c80f3f74508046fbe176f8a82479 2006-03-31T21:26+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,,-5724989,00.html guardian en Bush Offers Quake Assitance to Iran Friday March 31, 2006 7:31 PM CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - President Bush offered assistance Friday to earthquake victims in Iran, saying the United States cares about the suffering of the Iranian people even though there are major differences with Tehran about its nuclear program. Iran Mexico TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA Canada guardian-a5fa17b0bd035b65c9e8a02c4719df5b 2006-03-31T21:14+0200 20060331 http://www.iranvajahan.net/cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2006&m=03&d=31&a=14 iranvajahan en President Bush offered assistance Friday to earthquake victims in Iran, saying the United States cares about the suffering of the Iranian people even though there are major differences with Tehran about its nuclear program. Iran Mexico TerrorismRadiological JRCSafeguards USA Canada iranvajahan-88d8f67e61d63dbfda79461386c1cd91 2006-03-31T20:54+0200 20060331 http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/At-Least-7--Dead-In-Iran-Quake-472355-9.html mediafax en At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes, AFP reports. Another 1,265 people were injured in the quake in the province of Lorestan with a force of 6. Iran mediafax-f6419366a67f27957b9e1f2eb2f23de7 2006-03-31T20:34+0200 20060331 http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/04/01/d6040101044.htm thedailystarBD en Quake in Iran kills 70, wipes out villages Afp, Tehran At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran early yesterday, destroying whole villages and sending frightened residents fleeing from their homes, according to the latest toll. France UnitedArabEmirates Iran NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW BrusselsStrasbourg SMSAuto TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq thedailystarBD-3cc15ae665e2bbf740d621c8bd3c8173 2006-03-31T19:04+0200 20060331 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=71195 inq7 en BRUJERD, Iran -- (4th UPDATE) At least 70 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 1,265 people were injured in the quake in the province of Lorestan with a force of 6. France UnitedArabEmirates Iran NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW BrusselsStrasbourg SMSAuto TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq inq7-7b4ae64f57f891c337ddfbe127ac82db 2006-03-31T19:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ABES-6NEL4Z?OpenDocument reliefWeb en By Challiss McDonough Cairo, 31 March 2006 - Three moderate to strong earthquakes struck western Iran overnight Thursday and early Friday. Iranian officials say at least 66 people have been killed, and more than a thousand injured. Three earthquakes and a number of aftershocks flattened several villages in western Iran. Iran USA Egypt reliefWeb-f7e0a934b21b86b06b12db8968616d20 2006-03-31T19:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LTIO-6NELEG?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Ref: OCHA/GVA – 2006/0046 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Islamic Republic of Iran – Earthquake This report is based on information provided by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Liaison Office and the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. I. SITUATION 1. Iran NaturalDisasters UNbodies DonorsBanksRKW SMSAuto reliefWeb-74f453dc25e4efb01b39d1048cb2e074 2006-03-31T19:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6NEHT5?OpenDocument reliefWeb en By Alireza Ronaghi GARAJ, Iran, March 31 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of Lorestan,.... Iran USA NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW reliefWeb-dc797d4e50061869a3f0b380947ae445 2006-03-31T19:00+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BLA153737.htm alertnet en By Alireza Ronaghi BABA PASHMAN, Iran, March 31 (Reuters) - All that remained of Parviz Lashani's two-storey home was the facade. Yet it was still the only structure in his village that even vaguely resembled a building after Friday's earthquake in Iran. NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto ChadSRKW alertnet-a64b3e4deaf5037923bf6abb0d5f5a3b 2006-03-31T18:09+0200 20060331 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41681&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 70 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said, according to Reuters. More than 1,200 people were injured in an area around the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of Lorestan,.... Iran USA UnitedKingdom NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW iranmania-20dd7d19771e63cd579ae0ff763af758 2006-03-31T18:03+0200 20060331 http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=28936&name=Merkel+sends+condolences+over+Iran+earthquake expatica en 31 March 2006 BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel - who has harshly criticized Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for denying the Holocaust - sent the Iranian leader a telegram on Friday expressing condolences over the deadly earthquakes which hit the country. EU Germany Iran NaturalDisasters Israel SMSAuto expatica-692fcf730393ca349ed8d2de1e138309 2006-03-31T17:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16888765%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=earthquake%2dkills%2d70%2din%2diran-name_page.html themirror en Strong tremors on Thursday night helped keep the toll down because they drove many to leave their homes and take to the streets well before the big quake hit on Friday morning. Moussa Shaban, 42, in the quake-hit village of Garaj, said the earlier shocks had prompted his wife and six children to sleep outside but his ageing mother had refused. Iran USA NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW themirror-bcdee02a6fa4fb64a0184ad839c17125 2006-03-31T17:30+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/NBLA132072.htm alertnet en A strong quake flattens villages in western Iran, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. Iran USA NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW alertnet-66145c87820d198fdf4d41b997a1b03c 2006-03-31T17:25+0200 20060331 http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0331/iran.html RTERadio en At least 66 killed in earthquake in Iran 31 March 2006 16:00 At least 66 people have been killed and over 1,200 injured in a powerful earthquake in western Iran. The quake struck the province of Lorestan near the border with Iraq with a force of 6.0 on the Richter scale. Iraq NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto RTERadio-750591ba0dac380070149da0d2e22125 2006-03-31T17:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6NEHT5?OpenDocument reliefWeb en By Alireza Ronaghi GARAJ, Iran, March 31 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 66 people and devastating villages, a provincial official said. More than 1,200 people were injured, said Mohammad Reza Mohseni-Sani, governor of Lorestan province, home to the.... Iran USA ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW reliefWeb-e4a87be385c0f419187ae67a37cc2979 2006-03-31T17:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AHAA-6NEJZD?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Date: 31 Mar 2006 Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Earthquake; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 342k Related Documents: Iran: Doroud Earthquake Information Bulletin no. 1 With the exception of public UN sources,.... Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto Echo EuropeAid reliefWeb-737d899cd50c0738f24c70b81992a080 2006-03-31T16:05+0200 20060331 http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/31/iran.quake.history.reut/index.html cnn en (Reuters) -- A strong earthquake which hit Lorestan province in west Iran on Friday killed about 50 people and injuring some 800 others, a senior provincial official said. Here is a chronology of some of the major earthquakes in Iran in the last three decades. April 10, 1972: An earthquake measuring 7. Iran NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW cnn-ee27a5a4669738c1d8ef1b09c2e766d1 2006-03-31T15:56+0200 20060331 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/03/31/1143441332008.html?from=rss smh en A STRONG earthquake hit Lorestan province in western Iran yesterday, killing at least 66 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, a senior provincial official said. Nearly 1000 people were injured, said Lorestan's Governor-General, Mohammad Reza Mohseni-Sani, and hospitals in the Doroud and.... Australia Iran Energy ManMadeDisasters Pakistan NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto smh-38d4cd20c4dda1567329ddcc8a3c7514 2006-03-31T15:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16888161%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=earthquake%2dkills%2dat%2dleast%2d66%2din%2diran-name_page.html themirror en Barani said 330 villages in the area were severely damaged. But strong tremors on Thursday night might have helped keep the toll down because they drove many to leave their homes and take to the streets well before the big quake hit on Friday morning. Moussa Shaban, 42, in the quake-hit village of.... Iran USA NaturalDisasters SMSAuto ChadSRKW themirror-9ae328f9aa1d035b5152461639debc9c 2006-03-31T15:39+0200 20060331 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41679&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) - Iran, hit by a powerful earthquake Friday in which at least 66 people were killed and almost 1,000 injured, is located in a region exposed to continuous risk of tremors, with major calamities dating back to ancient Persia, AFP reported. Iraq Iran UnitedKingdom iranmania-3fa17a0253c2fad8574e1c948c9ffe77 2006-03-31T15:39+0200 20060331 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41680&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday offered US humanitarian aid to the victims of the earthquake in Iran, during a visit to England, AFP reported. "The United States is always prepared to help with humanitarian assistance anywhere in the world when these.... Iraq Bahrain Iran USA UnitedKingdom NaturalDisasters SMSAuto Echo iranmania-09146f38297bcef5fb2030e01e212575 2006-03-31T15:39+0200 20060331 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41678&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) - At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes, AFP reported. Another 988 people were injured in the quake in the province of Lorestan with a force of 6. Iraq Iran UnitedKingdom InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters BrusselsStrasbourg UnitedArabEmirates TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto France iranmania-174b2d2f333542844b4026d946d35929 2006-03-31T15:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DPAS-6NEG2A?OpenDocument reliefWeb en The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin (no.1/2006) is being issued for information only, and.... Iran NaturalDisasters PublicHealth SMSAuto HUmanDevelopmentRKW HealthSocialServicesRKW HumanitarianAid TerrorismBiological Echo reliefWeb-1079e66b436aea5af099dceaa8f902f7 2006-03-31T15:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6NEEEP?OpenDocument reliefWeb en by Farhad Pouladi TEHRAN, March 31, 2006 (AFP) - At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 988 people were injured in the quake in the province of Lorestan with a force of 6. Iraq Iran InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters BrusselsStrasbourg UnitedArabEmirates TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto France reliefWeb-db1ea4c58ceb300b6ff681fef668c0f7 2006-03-31T14:59+0200 20060331 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1143807122578B226 Star en A strong earthquake hit western Iran , killing at least 66 people and devastating villages, according to state media reports. Iran Energy USA ManMadeDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters HumanitarianAid TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto ChadSRKW Star-52b34e9fab0be2fa47e85ced39edc25b 2006-03-31T14:57+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1744107,00.html guardian en At least 66 people are believed dead and another 1,000 injured after three strong earthquakes hit western Iran overnight. The string of quakes and 12 aftershocks damaged or destroyed up to 330 villages, reports said. The industrial town of Doroud and surrounding villages were hit by an earthquake measuring 6. Iran Energy ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto guardian-ce38edc5ed7c5263d09ca078559627a2 2006-03-31T14:50+0200 20060331 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1143807122578B226 iol en A strong earthquake hit western Iran , killing at least 66 people and devastating villages, according to state media reports. Iran Energy USA ManMadeDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters HumanitarianAid TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto ChadSRKW iol-52b34e9fab0be2fa47e85ced39edc25b 2006-03-31T14:16+0200 20060331 http://www.channel4.com/news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=1143206 channel4news en At least 66 people have been killed by a strong earthquake in western Iran. NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto channel4news-5470d87eb02bcac1ce863224b695c8a3 2006-03-31T13:57+0200 20060331 http://www.itv.com/news/index_1143206.html itv en At least 66 people have been killed by a strong earthquake in western Iran. NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto itv-f88cf5752368c95ede2411190a1c035f 2006-03-31T13:49+0200 20060331 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=71195 inq7 en TEHRAN -- (3RD UPDATE) At least 66 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 988 people were injured in the quake in the province of Lorestan with a force of 6. Iraq Iran InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters BrusselsStrasbourg UnitedArabEmirates TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto France inq7-3cdd16e2392a59e05cbb57a576490752 2006-03-31T13:26+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,1744107,00.html guardian en At least 50 people are believed dead and another 850 injured after three strong earthquakes hit western Iran overnight. The string of quakes and 12 aftershocks had damaged or destroyed up to 330 villages, reports said. The industrial town of Doroud and surrounding villages was hit by an earthquake measuring 6. Iran Energy NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto guardian-e8462b39e13c0f5d8a8e8d879b801db6 2006-03-31T13:05+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16887108%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=earthquake%2din%2diran%2dkills%2dat%2dleast%2d66-name_page.html themirror en By Alireza Ronaghi TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 66 people and devastating villages, state media reported. The official IRNA news agency, quoting a Lorestan medical official, said 988 were injured in the quake of 6.0 magnitude in mostly rural Lorestan province, west of the capital Tehran. Iran Energy USA ManMadeDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters HumanitarianAid TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto ChadSRKW themirror-445432d4edec224446532912d436938d 2006-03-31T12:30+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BLA132072.htm alertnet en (Updates toll, adds U.S. offer of assistance) By Alireza Ronaghi TEHRAN, March 31 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit western Iran on Friday, killing at least 66 people and devastating villages, state media reported. The official IRNA news agency, quoting a Lorestan medical official, said 988 were injured in the quake of 6. Iran Energy USA ManMadeDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters HumanitarianAid TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto ChadSRKW alertnet-5e85656909777c0a325f07a014862f21 2006-03-31T12:25+0200 20060331 http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0331/iran.html RTERadio en At least 50 killed in earthquake in Iran 31 March 2006 11:23 At least 50 people have been killed and 800 injured in a powerful earthquake in western Iran. The quake struck the province of Lorestan near the border with Iraq with a force of 6.0 on the Richter scale. Iraq NaturalDisasters Iran SMSAuto RTERadio-8aabb0a01b7bc239bd8c0ac95989f8f5 2006-03-31T12:19+0200 20060331 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=71195 inq7 en (2nd UPDATE) TEHRAN -- At least 51 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 870 people were injured in the quake, which hit the province of Lorestan near the border with Iraq with a force of 6. Iraq Iran InformationCommunicationsRKW NaturalDisasters BrusselsStrasbourg UnitedArabEmirates TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto France inq7-e3181d330369b231144cbd104f42d7fe 2006-03-31T12:02+0200 20060331 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/March/middleeast_March805.xml&section=middleeast khaleejtimes en (Reuters) 31 March 2006 TEHERAN - A strong earthquake hit a remote part of western Iran on Friday, killing about 50 people and devastating villages, a senior provincial official said. About 800 people were also injured, according to Mohammad Reza Mohseni-Sani, governor of Lorestan province, which.... Iran Energy ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW SMSAuto ChadSRKW khaleejtimes-08749201df24b7f4ae0fa82ecfedf83e 2006-03-31T12:00+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31475744.htm alertnet en BLACKBURN, England, March 31 (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to offer humanitarian assistance to Iran after an earthquake in the west of the country, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday. "We are always prepared to extend humanitarian assistance to people around the.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters USA alertnet-b888f53e01fd04a8e31662f9c49fd6ff 2006-03-31T11:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SODA-6NE8UE?OpenDocument reliefWeb en Magnitude: 5.7 (Moderate) Date-Time: Friday, March 31, 2006 at 01:17:02 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Friday, March 31, 2006 at 4:47:02 AM = local time at epicenter Location: 33.583°N, 48.800°E Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program Region: WESTERN IRAN Distances: 45 km (25 miles) ENE.... Iran reliefWeb-e375ff3cdfc99f2523c2278ac210493c 2006-03-31T10:54+0200 20060331 http://www.mediafax.ro/english/articole-free/At-Least-21-Dead--313-Injured-In-Iran-Earthquake-471988-9.html mediafax en At least 21 people died and 313 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the province of Lorestan in western Iran, official television quoted a local official as saying, AFP informs. The tremor registering 6.0 on the Richter scale struck at 4:47 am (0117 GMT) following two others measuring 4. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters mediafax-4149ca5491abafc0f3d96558f805de16 2006-03-31T10:44+0200 20060331 http://www.iranvajahan.net/cgi-bin/news.pl?l=en&y=2006&m=03&d=31&a=1 iranvajahan en TEHRAN -- A strong earthquake hit Lorestan province in west Iran on Friday, killing about 50 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, a senior provincial official said. Iran SMSAuto ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW ChadSRKW Energy iranvajahan-b0cd32b7a4efe84eba7f3a47fbd01625 2006-03-31T10:42+0200 20060331 http://www.geotimes.ge/fullview1.php?id=24971&cat1=5 geotimes en West Iran Quake Leaves at least 28 Dead At least 28 people were killed and 700 injured after a strong earthquake in west Iran on Friday, the governor-general of Lorestan province where the quake struck, told the state television. ‘Unfortunately, from the earthquake, at least 28 people were.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters geotimes-1a4d78e6d283f56568bc66ec92a0a87b 2006-03-31T10:36+0200 20060331 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18667948-23109,00.html NEWScomAU en A STRONG earthquake hit Lorestan province in west Iran today, killing about 50 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, a senior provincial official said. Iran SMSAuto ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW ChadSRKW Energy NEWScomAU-30ab3379c4fe2d62ba7b57183b2b74f1 2006-03-31T10:34+0200 20060331 http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13516593,00.html skynews en A strong earthquake and several aftershocks have claimed the lives of at least 50 people in western Iran. Around 800 people were also injured in the industrial cities of Boroujerd and Doroud and surrounding areas. Villages have been destroyed and telephone lines torn down. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters skynews-73dc36a8e78189113d92f6a2a7baae3f 2006-03-31T10:32+0200 20060331 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/March/middleeast_March803.xml&section=middleeast khaleejtimes en At least 38 dead in Iran quake (AFP) 31 March 2006 MIDDLE EAST TEHERAN - At least 38 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 700 people were also injured in the quake,.... Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW khaleejtimes-b5044725e44eb06a537bdbec7eca5146 2006-03-31T10:30+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31129652.htm alertnet en After a strong earthquake hits Lorestan in western Iran, a provincial official calls for assistance. Iran SMSAuto ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW ChadSRKW Energy alertnet-287c6c297ff5f2ffde0fe2dd4247d7e9 2006-03-31T10:30+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L31108647.htm alertnet en March 31 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake which hit Lorestan province in west Iran on Friday killed about 50 people and injuring some 800 others, a senior provincial official said. Here is a chronology of some of the major earthquakes in Iran in the last three decades. April 10, 1972 - An earthquake measuring 7. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters ChadSRKW alertnet-16b807b36c663a24b28f4049646b34e4 2006-03-31T10:29+0200 20060331 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18667948%255E1702,00.html TheAustralian en 19:01 (AEDT) A STRONG earthquake hit Lorestan province in west Iran today, killing about 50 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, a senior provincial official said. Iran SMSAuto ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW ChadSRKW Energy TheAustralian-12a0396adc2aeac78bfb19da3363e053 2006-03-31T10:27+0200 20060331 http://www.itv.com/news/index_1143206.html itv en At least 50 people have been killed in a strong earthquake in western Iran. Officials said almost 800 people were reported injured after the quake which measured 6.0 on the Richter scale. Ali Barani, head of the disaster control committee in the governor's office of Lorestan province, said around.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters itv-f9e43a3e4f5abcad2f041f8de1dd56bb 2006-03-31T10:04+0200 20060331 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=71195 inq7 en TEHRAN -- (UPDATE) At least 38 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 700 people were also injured in the quake, which hit the province of Lorestan near the border with Iraq with a force of 6. UnitedArabEmirates Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW inq7-ca0bd5f7f89fca1998d3330cf0ba72a8 2006-03-31T10:01+0200 20060331 http://english.people.com.cn/200603/31/eng20060331_254979.html peopledaily en Death toll of serial strong earthquake jolting western Iran early Friday has risen to 50, with the wounded up to nearly 850, state television reported. Iran peopledaily-03b72addfaac448dcf30e5c67aa8d6d1 2006-03-31T09:59+0200 20060331 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1143789120784I652 Star en At least 50 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. UnitedArabEmirates Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW Star-9f12a9abae402c22ce564c7f30c61721 2006-03-31T09:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885797%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=earthquake%2dkills%2dup%2dto%2d50%2din%2diran-name_page.html themirror en By Alireza Ronaghi TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit Lorestan province in west Iran on Friday, killing about 50 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, a senior provincial official said. Lorestan Governor-General Mohammad Reza Mohseni-Sani, who gave the death toll, said about 800.... Iran SMSAuto ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW ChadSRKW Energy themirror-b26a7ced57dd31b44c9681653f89cbbe 2006-03-31T09:50+0200 20060331 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw1143789120784I652 iol en At least 50 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. UnitedArabEmirates Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW iol-9f12a9abae402c22ce564c7f30c61721 2006-03-31T09:35+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885567%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=quake%2din%2diran%2dkills%2dup%2dto%2d50-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake which hit Lorestan province in west Iran on Friday killed about 50 people and injured some 800 others, state radio reported. Lorestan Governor-General Mohammad Reza Mohseni-Sani, who gave the figures, said hospitals in the cities of Doroud and Boroujerd, the.... Iran themirror-35826bfa242a280b1b3db4c60b73d070 2006-03-31T09:31+0200 20060331 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/30/world/main1458683.shtml CBSnews en (AP) A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring at least 850, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, at 1:05 a.m. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW CBSnews-1a6f7555b08845374221013be30abd5b 2006-03-31T09:30+0200 20060331 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BLA123873.htm alertnet en An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hits an area in western Iran, state media reports. Iran alertnet-7481b250d62a3fde12895925317310da 2006-03-31T09:25+0200 20060331 http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0331/iran.html RTERadio en At least 38 killed in earthquake in Iran 31 March 2006 07:57 At least 38 people have been killed and 700 injured in a powerful earthquake in western Iran. The quake struck the province of Lorestan near the border with Iraq with a force of 6.0 on the Richter scale. Iran SMSAuto Iraq NaturalDisasters RTERadio-bfcaf796be90e632df3cb6c134939d07 2006-03-31T09:02+0200 20060331 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-6NE8UC?OpenDocument reliefWeb en by Farhad Pouladi TEHRAN, March 31, 2006 (AFP) - At least 38 people were killed when a powerful earthquake struck western Iran before dawn Friday, wiping out villages and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Another 700 people were also injured in the quake which hit the province of.... Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Iraq BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW reliefWeb-8833c420f6cbd479123047e6a6c4a277 2006-03-31T09:01+0200 20060331 http://www.channel4.com/news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=1143206 channel4news en Source: ITN At least 28 people have been killed in a strong earthquake in western Iran. Officials said almost 700 people were reported injured after the quake which measured 6.0 on the Richter scale. Ali Barani, head of the disaster control committee in the governor's office of Lorestan province,.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters channel4news-7c254e0c33537d611a62270920790bab 2006-03-31T08:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885319%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=iran%2dearthquake%2dkills%2d38-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - The death toll in a strong earthquake that hit west Iran on Friday rose to 38, an Iranian Red Crescent official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters themirror-8cb2a15df2b36ede15e0422cd60020cb 2006-03-31T08:46+0200 20060331 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/30/world/main1458683.shtml CBSnews en (AP) A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 38 people and injuring at least 700, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, at 1:05 a.m. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW CBSnews-6f5b09e7662e98fa7e80800def82441a 2006-03-31T08:44+0200 20060331 http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/03/31/iranquake.html?ref=rss RSS-CBC en At least 17 people were killed and 300 injured when a strong earthquake and a stronger aftershock rocked western Iran early Friday. The quake's magnitude was measured at 5.0 and was centered near Boroujerd and Doroud, two cities in western Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iran RSS-CBC-7aa8c7f04f6ca8b105fe82c60677f9e5 2006-03-31T08:40+0200 20060331 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1663368,00050004.htm HindustanTimes en The tremor measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the province of Lorestan in western Iran early today. Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW HindustanTimes-c6474a9fcc10ffe96597a5d215da25aa 2006-03-31T08:37+0200 20060331 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/from/RSS/ RSS-msnbc en A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17, state media reported. Iran InformationCommunicationsRKW RSS-msnbc-3f6f321ea9ae75615f57673f56a7359e 2006-03-31T08:36+0200 20060331 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/ newsweek en TEHRAN, Iran - Two strong earthquakes flattened villages in western Iran early Friday, killing at least 38 and injuring hundreds, state media reported. At least 10 tremors rocked the mountainous region throughout the night, state television reported, saying the first one had a preliminary magnitude of 5. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW newsweek-3f6f321ea9ae75615f57673f56a7359e 2006-03-31T08:27+0200 20060331 http://www.itv.com/news/index_1143206.html itv en At least 28 people have been killed in a strong earthquake in western Iran. Officials said almost 700 people were reported injured after the quake which measured 6.0 on the Richter scale. Ali Barani, head of the disaster control committee in the governor's office of Lorestan province, said around.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters itv-a4d4d0dc24431fc746df5bc888105b26 2006-03-31T08:21+0200 20060331 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18665781-23109,00.html NEWScomAU en AT least 21 people died and 313 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit western Iran today. Iran TransportationInfrastructureRKW InformationCommunicationsRKW NEWScomAU-9e738e6c2f17386f1ae0e95a56714bbf 2006-03-31T08:20+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885222%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=quake%2dkills%2dat%2dleast%2d21%2din%2diran-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in west Iran killed at least 21 people and injured 380 others on Friday morning, an emergency official told state radio. Ali Barani, head of the disaster control committee in the governor's office of Lorestan province, said around 200 villages were damaged.... Iran themirror-4368d2bd8c6d00d4a7ad098ec216482c 2006-03-31T08:20+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885223%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=death%2dtoll%2din%2diran%2dquake%2dat%2dleast%2d28-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed and 700 injured after a strong earthquake in west Iran on Friday, the governor-general of Lorestan province where the quake struck told state television. "Unfortunately, from the earthquake, ... at least 28 people were killed," the governor, who was only identified by the name of Mohseni, said. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters themirror-cab56fc76925593ce866a2408bc924bb 2006-03-31T08:17+0200 20060331 http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/03/31/africa/quake.php IHT en A strong earthquake followed by an even stronger aftershock jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centered near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW IHT-a5cf747f4995f8ceadcf725e3d4a0aa4 2006-03-31T08:14+0200 20060331 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18665781%255E23109,00.html TheAustralian en 21 dead, 313 injured in quake From correspondents in Tehran March 31, 2006 news.com.au AT least 21 people died and 313 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit western Iran today. About 40 villages had 10 to 100 per cent damage in the quake, which struck between the.... Iran TransportationInfrastructureRKW InformationCommunicationsRKW TheAustralian-17c4a465b3495212d734f5699aec0be1 2006-03-31T08:12+0200 20060331 http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13516593,00.html skynews en A strong earthquake and several aftershocks have claimed the lives of at least 38 people in western Iran. Around 700 people were also injured in the industrial cities of Boroujerd and Doroud and surrounding areas. Villages have been destroyed and telephone lines torn down. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters skynews-9c4ab5399d31370b306af6188505bae3 2006-03-31T08:09+0200 20060331 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41672&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en At least 10 people died and 263 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit the province of Lorestan in western Iran early Friday, official television quoted a local official as saying, AFP reported. Iran SMSAuto UnitedKingdom France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW BrusselsStrasbourg iranmania-9c3a900582e47dc79388db369ed50991 2006-03-31T07:55+0200 20060331 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1663368,00050004.htm HindustanTimes en The tremor measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the province of Lorestan in western Iran early today. Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW HindustanTimes-80b0230565e9d7bbe1ff5cfed06a90e1 2006-03-31T07:55+0200 20060331 http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=268161 MailGuardian en At least 21 people died and 313 were injured when an earthquake measuring six on the Richter scale hit the province of Lorestan in western Iran early on Friday, official television quoted a local official as saying. About 40 villages suffered 10% to 100% damage in the quake that struck between the.... Iran SMSAuto France FinanceRKW NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW BrusselsStrasbourg InformationCommunicationsRKW MailGuardian-69514925c1414e11d71ae696d7708033 2006-03-31T07:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885220%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=quake%2din%2diran%2dkills%2dat%2dleast%2d15-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit west Iran on Friday morning, killing at least 15 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, Iranian state media reported. State television reported 263 injured people were taken to two hospitals in Boroujerd, a city in the area where the quake struck. Iran SMSAuto ManMadeDisasters NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Energy InformationCommunicationsRKW themirror-443df46952e7bc8eb443682122885c4f 2006-03-31T07:40+0200 20060331 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6FFC3B28-1C7E-4292-BB26-CCAEC97F82D0.htm aljazeera-en en Three large earthquakes have hit western Iran, killing at least ten people and injuring hundreds. The most powerful quake of magnitude 6.0 struck the cities of Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, early on Friday. The epicenter of the quake was in a mountainous area between the two cities. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters aljazeera-en-6468e0943a481693b723549fbc2f82a3 2006-03-31T07:39+0200 20060331 http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=41671&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs iranmania en LONDON, March 31 (IranMania) - An earthquake hit western Iran at 0116 GMT Friday, the Strasbourg Observatory in eastern France said. According to AFP, it was measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale. The observatory situated the epicentre at 32.86 degrees north and 48.30 degrees east. Iran is an earthquake-prone area. Iran UnitedKingdom France BrusselsStrasbourg iranmania-4f7671c269510438d3fa63fda65cc762 2006-03-31T07:30+0200 20060331 http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_14531.shtml iranian en A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least two and injuring scores, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, in the early morning hours Friday, the official News Agency reported. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW iranian-f17b84cc5ccd4f26d09cb5d1650abf72 2006-03-31T07:26+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5723592,00.html guardian en Strong Earthquake Kills 17 People in Iran Friday March 31, 2006 6:01 AM TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW guardian-526207d082e9f5541e075fa4903b8b63 2006-03-31T07:22+0200 20060331 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/from/RSS/ RSS-msnbc en A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17, state media reported. Iran InformationCommunicationsRKW RSS-msnbc-51753f47592a4463f60d221fb10dc662 2006-03-31T07:21+0200 20060331 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/ newsweek en TEHRAN, Iran - A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centered near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW newsweek-51753f47592a4463f60d221fb10dc662 2006-03-31T07:20+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885175%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=quake%2dhits%2dwest%2diran%2d%2dat%2dleast%2d12%2ddead%2dstate%2dmedia-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit west Iran on Friday morning, killing at least 12 people and heavily damaging villages in the area, Iranian state media reported. State television said 10 dead and 263 injured were taken to two hospitals in Boroujerd, a city in the area where the quake struck. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW Energy InformationCommunicationsRKW themirror-642c8c9924dd8d90a0af36e6472f3d77 2006-03-31T07:19+0200 20060331 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060331/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_quake;_ylt=Ap3l16il_UrYM58aBB6Yti2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE- news-yahoo en The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centered near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The quake was followed by two weaker aftershocks, but a third tremor had a magnitude of 6.0, and hit Doroud and surrounding villages at shortly before 5 a. Iran news-yahoo-27c659a5bb3ed3a7a7ecabb9b2228ae7 2006-03-31T07:12+0200 20060331 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1789199&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 ABCnewsRSS en Strong Earthquake Followed by Aftershocks Jolts Iran, Killing at Least 17 and Injuring Hundreds Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW ABCnewsRSS-8c4c2cc68de3ff414b7ed3a9597b7c0a 2006-03-31T07:10+0200 20060331 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1663368,00050004.htm HindustanTimes en The tremor measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the province of Lorestan in western Iran early today. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters HindustanTimes-6f18bd5c85594c84057c952148bea1cb 2006-03-31T07:08+0200 20060331 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060330.wiranquake0331/BNStory/International/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20060330.wiranquake0331 theglobeandmail en At least 17 dead, hundreds injured Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW theglobeandmail-8d6b83dfa5a6bb25af79d2aef8d3c5ff 2006-03-31T07:05+0200 20060331 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1789199 ABCnews en Strong Earthquake Followed by Aftershocks Jolts Iran, Killing at Least 17 and Injuring Hundreds TEHRAN, Iran Mar 30, 2006 (AP) — A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW ABCnews-8c4c2cc68de3ff414b7ed3a9597b7c0a 2006-03-31T07:04+0200 20060331 http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=3&story_id=71195 inq7 en TEHRAN -- At least 10 people died and 263 were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the province of Lorestan in western Iran early Friday, official television quoted a local official as saying. Some 40 villages suffered damage in the quake, which struck between the towns of Dorud and Borujerd, the unnamed official said. Iran SMSAuto France NaturalDisasters TransportationInfrastructureRKW BrusselsStrasbourg inq7-0e37ac5e95454f8d4f867d59fc355316 2006-03-31T06:56+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5723555,00.html guardian en Strong Earthquake Kills Two in Iran Friday March 31, 2006 5:31 AM TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least two and injuring scores, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW guardian-23368241797b493e8e3e2734d5c7e188 2006-03-31T06:51+0200 20060331 http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18665318-23109,00.html NEWScomAU en AT least 10 people were killed and 263 injured when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit western Iran today, state television reported. Iran NEWScomAU-23638206dac576eb14b0fde217f11e2c 2006-03-31T06:50+0200 20060331 http://www.mirror.co.uk/tm_objectid=16885129%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=iranian%2dquake%2dkills%2dat%2dleast%2d10%2d%2dinjures%2d263%2dtv-name_page.html themirror en TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed and 263 injured when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit an area in western Iran on Friday, state television reported. The television reporter said 10 dead had been taken to two hospitals in Boroujerd, a city in the area where the quake struck. Iran themirror-27f922edd64412fe6a44433cf9cf31ea 2006-03-31T06:47+0200 20060331 http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2006/March/middleeast_March794.xml&section=middleeast khaleejtimes en (AP) 31 March 2006 TEHERAN, Iran - A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least two and injuring scores, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW khaleejtimes-cb61b42232a4499eb914aca42055d27a 2006-03-31T06:44+0200 20060331 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,18665318%255E23109,00.html TheAustralian en 10 killed in Iran quake From correspondents in Tehran March 31, 2006 news.com.au AT least 10 people were killed and 263 injured when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit western Iran today, state television reported. Ten dead had been taken to two hospitals in Boroujerd, a city in the area where the quake struck, the report said. Iran TheAustralian-47738a9aafff589060a4f6afa4268e58 2006-03-31T06:42+0200 20060331 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1789125&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 ABCnewsRSS en Strong Earthquake Followed by Aftershocks Jolts Iran, Killing at Least Two and Injuring Dozens Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW ABCnewsRSS-851841898610926faa6464af4ea23abc 2006-03-31T06:40+0200 20060331 http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Iran/196411 albawaba-iran en An earthquake jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring over 260 others, the Iranian news agency said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centred near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, shortly after midnight, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters albawaba-iran-089e5b1e1192824ebec2a0fe76671cff 2006-03-31T06:19+0200 20060331 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060331/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_quake;_ylt=Ap3l16il_UrYM58aBB6Yti2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE- news-yahoo en The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, shortly after Midnight, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The epicenter was mountainous villages south of Boroujerd and north of Doroud. Two more aftershocks struck the mountainous region. Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters news-yahoo-cf680da5b818029b1b6db539713cfa6d 2006-03-31T06:16+0200 20060331 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/30/world/main1458683.shtml CBSnews en (AP) A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least two and injuring scores, state media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and struck Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, in the early morning hours.... Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters InformationCommunicationsRKW CBSnews-20c0e516c71a3ac39feb339a4e93a89b 2006-03-31T06:12+0200 20060331 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1789006&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 ABCnewsRSS en Strong Earthquake Kills One, Injures Two Others in Western Iran, State News Agency Says Iran SMSAuto NaturalDisasters ABCnewsRSS-c394cccf82f5559e65d1ee1655eaf05e 2006-03-31T05:56+0200 20060331 http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5723463,00.html guardian en Strong Quake Kills One, Hurts Two in Iran Friday March 31, 2006 4:46 AM TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A strong earthquake jolted western Iran early Friday, killing one person and injuring two others, official state news agency said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5. Iran guardian-097020da83ed22c1957cf87327a5fabf 2006-03-31T05:37+0200 20060331 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/from/RSS/ RSS-msnbc en A strong earthquake jolted western Iran early Friday, killing one person and injuring two others, a state news agency reported. Iran RSS-msnbc-8d737bea45eb60d42c91a753eb17d16e 2006-03-31T05:36+0200 20060331 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12088339/ newsweek en TEHRAN, Iran - A strong earthquake jolted western Iran early Friday, killing one person and injuring two others, the official state news agency said. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centered near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, shortly after.... Iran newsweek-8d737bea45eb60d42c91a753eb17d16e