More than a thousand people suffered. At the same time, more than 30 people were killed in the Iraqi province of Sulaimaniyah.

As reported by Press TV, referring to the data of local authorities, the largest casualties and destruction were recorded in the provinces of Kermanshah and Ilam. According to the created crisis center, it was there that the main impact of the elements happened.

In turn, the Red Crescent reported that about 70,000 Iranians were left homeless and in need of temporary housing.

As a result of the collapse in the mountains caused by the earthquake, the dam of Darbandikhan, located in the north of Iraq,. It is located on the tributary of the Tigris River in the province of Sulaymaniyah.

At the same time, provincial airports operate on a regular basis, more than 20 army helicopters have been trained to send victims to Tehran. Strategic facilities, including oil and gas infrastructure, were not affected, - the authorities assured, adding that they take all necessary measures to provide assistance to the victims.

At the same time, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani has already ordered all the necessary assistance to the victims.

Additional rescue units were sent to the disaster zone, the local Red Crescent Department deployed search and rescue operations there.

To provide people with the necessary products, warm clothes and fuel in the affected areas, field hospitals are deployed.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, yesterday on the border of Iran and Iraq there was a powerful earthquake. According to the European-Mediterranean seismological center, the epicenter of the tremors was 32 kilometers north of the Iranian city of Sarpol-e-Zahab and a hundred kilometers south-east of the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq. The hearth lay at a depth of ten kilometers.