Photos: 4 days after Iran-Iraq quake, survivors bemoan slow aid efforts

4 days after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Iran-Iraq border killing hundreds and wiping some villages off the map, survivors find relief and aid efforts inadequate.

Updated on: Nov 16, 2017 3:13 PM IST

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An Iranian man rests atop salvaged mattresses and items outside damaged buildings in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab near the border with Iraq that left hundreds killed and thousands homeless. Thousands of Iranians on Wednesday spent a fourth night in the cold as authorities scrambled to help those rendered homeless. The quake killed at least 500 in Iran and nine in Iraq. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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An Iranian boy rides a bicycle through rubbled buildings in Iran's Kermanshah province near the border with Iraq. Several buildings and houses lay in complete ruins, while others stood partially disfigured. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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Iranian boys watch a bulldozer clear rubble in Kouik village near the border with Iraq. According to official estimates, around 15,500 Iranian homes have been levelled and another 15,000 were damaged in the quake with some villages completely wiped from the Iranian map. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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Workers unload humanitarian aid from the Italian government for Iraqi victims of the earthquake, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu too offered aid to the victims through Red Cross in Iran but was swift to turn the offer down as it does not recognise the Jewish state. (REUTERS)

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Iranians receive food aid in Kouik village near Sarpol-e Zahab, two days after the 7.3-magnitude quake struck Iran's Kermanshah province. Many volunteers have rushed to help the victims but survivors say not enough is being done. The quake contaminated drinking water supplies and knocked out electricity, phone and gas services. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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An Iranian civil defence K-9 unit walks down a street past damaged buildings during a search for survivors in a town near the border with Iraq. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks as he visits Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran. As the country marked a day of mourning, President Rouhani promised swift help following the quake that struck late Sunday. (President.ir / Handout via REUTERS)

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An earthquake survivor speaks at her destroyed house in western Iran. Many working-class survivors lost everything amid severe damage to social housing blocks built under a scheme championed by former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Vahid Salemi / AP)

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Iranians camp in tents and make-shift shelters in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab. On Monday, Iranian officials said they were setting up relief camps for the displaced and that 22,000 tents, 52,000 blankets and tonnes of food and water had been distributed. However many afflicted still lack a roof over their head as temperatures in some regions dropped to minus 4 degrees Celsius at night. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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Rescuers clear debris at an earthquake site in Iran. Iran sees frequent seismic activity and was hit by a 7.4- magnitude quake in 1990 that killed at least 40,000 people. Thirteen years later, another quake flattened swathes of the ancient south-eastern Iranian city of Bam, killing at least 31,000. (Vahid Salemi / AP)