Earthquake kills at least 430 in Iranian border region rebuilt after war

Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of building felled by an earthquake that killed more than 430 people in the border region of Iran and Iraq, with nearly all the casualties occurring in an area rebuilt after their ruinous 1980's war. The magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Sunday at 9:48 pm. Iran time, just as people were going to bed. The worst damage appeared to be in the Kurdish town of sarpole e zahab in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, which sits in the Zagros Mountain that divide the two countries.
                                                 The quake killed 430 people in Iran and Injured 7,156 the state run IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. Most of the injuries were minor with fewer than 1000 still hospitalized Iran’s crisis management headquarters. Many criticized the plan, warning that the low quality construction could lead to a disaster. University of Colorado geological scientist roger Bilham said earthquake in the zagros range; where there are more than 20 different faults have killed more than 100000 people in the last 1000 years.