Vancouver Iranian community reeling after Iran earthquake
CBC News
Posted: Aug 11, 2012 3:09 PM PT
Last Updated: Aug 11, 2012 4:26 PM PT
Medics tend a woman who was injured in a 6.2-magnitude earthquake in the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran on Saturday. (Kazem Yousefi/Associated Press/IRNA)People in Metro Vancouver's Iranian community are scrambling to connect with family and friends back home.
At least 180 people are dead and thousands others injured after two powerful earthquakes struck northwestern Iran on Saturday.
Communication with much of the area has been cut off, making it impossible for officials to estimate the total damage.
Ebby Mohseni, who works with Vancouver Persian Radio, phoned relatives as soon as he found out.
"I called the people that I knew, the people that I know they are in the capital city of Tehran, and they're okay. They didn't feel anything in Tehran," he said.
Mohseni says Vancouver’s Iranian community is already starting to look for ways to help those affected.
"Probably there are some organizations that are going to start to ... get some charity, get some help for them, for the people."
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