Title of article :
Lessons Learned from the 2017 Kermanshah Earthquake: The Presence of Celebrities in the Field
Author/Authors :
Mashallahi, Alireza School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ahmadi Marzaleh, Milad Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies - Health Human Resources Research Center - School of Management and Medical Informatics - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Ostadtaghizadeh, Abbas Department of Disaster Public Health - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Ezgeleh is a city in Kermanshah province, in western
Iran. According to the census 2016, the city population
was 1502 individuals. At 21:48 PM on the 12th of November
2017, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3-Richter
Scale struck the city at the depth of 11-kilometer. The epicenter
was in Ezgeleh, a district of Salase-e-Babajani county
near the city of Sar-Pol-e-Zahab, both of which sustained
the highest damage. Based on the last statistics by the
forensic medicine association, the number of the lives lost
in Kermanshah earthquake was 620 individuals. Additionally,
9388 individuals were injured, and about 70000 individuals
became homeless.
Keywords :
Aid , Altruism , Celebrity , Earthquakes , Humanitarian , Non-Governmental , Organizations
Journal title :
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
