Publish Date: 14 November 2017 - 20:41

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who is touring in quake hit areas of western Iran, paid a visit to a hospital in Kermanshah province where the injured are being treated.

Visiting Shahid Taleghani Hospital of Kermanshah, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani got briefed over the latest status of the injured and wounded victims of the Sunday earthquake.

He also held short talks with the injured people hospitalized in the medical center and gave flowers to them.

President Rouhani called for immediate treatment of the quake hit people of the area.

Over 500 were killed after a magnitude of 7.3 earthquake struck Iranian western provinces and Iraqi northeastern areas onmn Sunday.

The deadliest quake so far in 2017, injured 7,000 and left 70,000 homeless.

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