Earthquake of 7.3 magnitude struck border region between Iraq and Iran (Update)

A 7-3 earthquake has struck the border region between Iraq and Iran. Shocks were felt in Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Turkey, Qatar,and areas of Israel. The dead and injury numbers will rise as searches continue.  Currently more than 450 are dead and thousands are injured.

Pray for the dead and injured as well as their family and friends. If you do not pray, please keep them in your positive thoughts.

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/12/middleeast/iraq-earthquake/index.html

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/northern-iraq-rocked-72-magnitude-earthquake-171112184114150.html

https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-toll-from-iran-iraq-earthquake-climbs-to-at-least-207/

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-quake/strong-earthquake-hits-iraq-and-iran-killing-at-least-210-idUSKBN1DC0VZ

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-iraq-earthquake-20171112-story.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-iraq-border-earthquake-death-toll-tops-200-iran-says/

(UPDATE)

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/12/middleeast/iraq-earthquake/index.html

Earthquake hits Italy

A 6.2 earthquake has hit central Italy near Perugia at 3:36 a.m. Numerous towns have been affected, It is too soon for a count of the injured and dead. Pictures on the links below show areas of mass devastation. Pray for the people affected. If you do not pray, please keep them in your positive thoughts,

***Update***About  250 people known killed and about 300 injured.

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.

***Updare***   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37188301

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perugia

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-quake-idUSKCN10Z04H

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/24/italy-quake-64-magnitude-tremor-rocks-perugia/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/magnitude-6-2-earthquake-shakes-central-italy-rome-article-1.2763066

http://www.smh.com.au/world/live-blog-strong-earthquake-hits-central-italy-20160824-gqzz16.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37171953

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/earthquake-rocks-central-italy-hitting-amatrice-accumoli-hard-n636861