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In November 2017, a 7.3-Richter earthquake hit Kermanshah province in Western Iran, at the depth of 11km, which was unprecedented in the past 27 years. The earthquake was felt in 16 Iranian cities and 8 countries and given its strength many regions were cracked. 620 people were killed and 9,288 others were wounded. The ground has come up 90cm after the earthquake which can cause bigger quakes in the future. An image of cracks caused by Kermanshah earthquake in a region near Shahneshin mountain.
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On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others. 410 villages were damaged and 65 others were fully destroyed. The village of Bajeh baj in Varzaqan region was completely smashed by the quake and most of the victims were from this village.
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On April 9, 2013, a 6.1-Richter earthquake hit most towns of Bushehr province in Southern Iran. The epicenter of the quake was Kaki region and most damages were inflicted on the small town of Shonbeh and 23 nearby villages. 37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the quake. People are burying their dead beloved ones one week after the quake.
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On April 9, 2013, a 6.1-Richter earthquake hit most towns of Bushehr province in Southern Iran. The epicenter of the quake was Kaki region and most damages were inflicted on the small town of Shonbeh and 23 nearby villages. 37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the quake. People are burying their dead beloved ones one week after the quake.
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37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the 6.1- Richter earthquake in Shonbeh town in Bushehr province. A father is burying his little child.
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37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the 6.1- Richter earthquake in Shonbeh town in Bushehr province. A father is burying his little child.
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37 people were killed and 850 others were wounded in the 6.1- Richter earthquake in Shonbeh town in Bushehr province .
A father is crying after burying two of his daughters and young son.
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The body of one of the quake victims was found after 5 days in one of the villages of Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan province due to the lack of possibilities for taking the ruins out. The family are holding funeral ceremony to bury the dead person.
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On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan province's towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others. An injured child is being treated inside the tent of rescue workers.
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7 towns and 1,950 villages of Kermanshah province were damaged during the 7.3-Richter earthquake in 2017 and 12,000 housing units were fully ruined. The Mehr Housing Plan, which was implemented during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the people with low incomes, lacked necessary standards to resist against earthquake and it was heavily damaged for being located on fault lines and all of its units turned into uninhabitable units.
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Given the lack of proper possibilities like tents and electricity in the first days after the earthquake and people's fear of the aftershocks, they didn’t sleep until the first hours of morning. A child is sitting near fire awakened, hugging sister.
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An image of the village of Bajeh Baj in East Azarbaijan province which was one hundred percent ruined in the 6.4-Richter earthquake in 2012 and nearly 50 of its residents were killed.
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On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others.410 villages were damaged and 65 others were fully destroyed.
Men of a family are taking the ruins out with empty hands so that they can save a part of their furniture.
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On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others.410 villages were damaged and 65 others were fully destroyed.
Portrait of a woman beside her destroyed house in the village of Quich.
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Most of the victims of the 6.4-Richter quake in East Azarbaijan province were residing in Bajeh Baj village. Women are visiting the grave of one of the family members who was killed in the quake .
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A large number of cracks were seen in the roads and villages of East Azarbaijan province after the 6.4-Richter earthquake. A 5-year-old boy is carrying oil to his family's tent.
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The 6.1-Richter earthquake in the town of Shanbeh in Bushehr province destroyed many communication infrastructures, including power and telecommunication lines. The officials allocated a number of free phones for people to contact their family members. A woman is in a phone conversation with her family members who are outside the town.
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The men of families guarded outside the tents to protect their family after the quake. Thieves in certain regions steal people's properties after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
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Given the lack of proper possibilities like tents and electricity in the first days after the earthquake and people's fear of the aftershocks, they didn’t sleep until the first hours of morning.
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A mother is watching the last image of her 6-year-old daughter who was killed during the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
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An image of the newly-built 'Mehr Housing Plan' which was constructed by the government for low-income people. The buildings were destroyed in the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
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People are taking out their furniture from rubbles of their houses after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah.
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Many people who had bought the newly-built 'Mehr Housing Plan' houses were among the low-income people. This woman is collecting her furniture from the newly-built unit in which they had moved recently.
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Many people live in their cars for the fear of aftershocks and receiving more heat. They believe that cars are warmer and safer when quake happens.
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Men of a family in the village of Queek Aziz are saying prayers after receiving and erecting tents following strong quake.
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Many pregnant women had preterm delivery for being distressed after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah. The baby boy was born in the Army's field hospital two weeks sooner.
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During the earthquake of 7.3 magnitudes in Kermanshah, people heard the sound of the lightning of the sky.
After the earthquake, children are horrified when they hear the sound of lightning or rain and helicopters
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People have sent a lot of aid to the quake-hit people and children after the 7.3-Richter earthquake in Kermanshah. A group of young people held birthday party for the one-year-old child two weeks after the quake.
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November 2017, a 7.3-Richter earthquake hit Kermanshah province in Western Iran, at the depth of 11km, which was unprecedented in the past 27 years. The earthquake was felt in 16 Iranian cities and 8 countries and given its strength many regions were cracked. 620 people were killed and 9,288 others were wounded
The women of a family are preparing their tents before rainfall.
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On August 11, 2012, a 6.4-Richter earthquake hit East Azarbaijan towns in Northwestern Iran, killing 306 people and wounding over 5,000 others.410 villages were damaged and 65 others were fully destroyed.
The quake-hit children are playing with the toys sent by people of different Iranian cities .
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Given the destruction of infrastructures in the quake, people couldn’t use baths for a long time. A mother and father are bathing their 3-year-old child with bottled water one week after the 6.1-Richter earthquake in Bushehr.
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The washed clothes of quake-hit people in one of East Azarbaijan province's towns are being dried on the lawn.
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The portrait of a quake-hit family in the town of Shanbeh in Bushehr province who lost their house during the 6.1-Richter earthquake in 2013. They possessed a new house one year after the quake but they sleep inside their conex at nights for the fear of another earthquake.
Public Story
Life after shock
Credits:
fatemeh behboudi
Date of Work: 12/31/69 - 12/31/69
Updated: 01/13/18
Iran is one of the countries in the world with the highest possibility of experiencing earthquakes and it has 24 active faults and at least 90% of the country is located on the quake line.
Iran has experienced strong quakes and high damages during times and most of the world's quake victims have died in Iran. The reasons for earthquake's high damages and tolls in Iran are the people's poverty, weak infrastructures and large number of people living in dangerous regions.
Different earthquakes with different ranges have hit Iran in the past 15 years, including the 6.5-richter earthquake in Bam in 2003 which killed over 30,000 people, the 6.4-richter earthquake in Azarbaijan in 2012 which killed 306 people and the 7.3-richter earthquake in Kermanshah in 2017 which killed 620 people.
Despite the large number of earthquakes which leave abundant damages and tolls in Iran, the people and officials have always been warned of the danger of occurring strong quakes in big cities. Tehran is the fifth most dangerous city in the world that has experienced a big quake every 150 years and has destroyed people's infrastructures and life. Now, considering the fact that 180 years have passed since the last earthquake in Tehran, there is a high possibility for vast destructions in the city given the lack of plan and improper infrastructures. Experts predict killing of millions of people in any possible strong quake in Tehran which can turn into a catastrophe in Iran's history.
At present and after the strong 7.3-richter quake in Kermanshah in 2017 and the changes in Iran's plateau, experts have raised the possibility of stronger quakes in the country; an earthquake prone country which is not sufficiently prepared to face bigger earthquakes.
'Life after Shock' displays people's life after experiencing three big quakes in Iran (Azarbaijan, 2012, Bushehr, 2013, and Kermanshah, 2017) and shows how they haven’t taken seriously the danger of quake in their life despite being aware of the fact that their country and city is prone to earthquake and they face the shock of this incident suddenly.
A big shock which affects people's spirit, disrupts people's normal life and decreases significantly decreases their control over their behavior, others and their surroundings. Long time is needed for people to pass the crisis since its start. Houses are built again but people always live with the fear of an earthquake which will possibly occur again.
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