Magnitude 5.0 earthquake hits Iran's Khuzestan province, rescue teams deployed
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has hit Khuzestan province in Iran, with tremors felt in Iraq and Kuwait. Rescue teams are currently deployed, but no casualties have been reported.
By NigerianNewsFeed NewsDesk 
- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Saland area of Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran at a depth of approximately 12 kilometres
- Khuzestan governor Mohammad Reza Mowlaizadeh declared a high state of readiness and ordered full mobilisation of rescue and operational forces
- The Iranian Red Crescent Society dispatched two rescue teams to villages near the epicentre to assess the extent of damage
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Saland area of Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran on Thursday, with tremors registered at a depth of roughly 12 kilometres, according to IRIB, Iran's state broadcaster.
The epicentre was pinpointed in Saland, a hilly community within Dezful County, situated approximately 17 kilometres southeast of the city of Andimeshk and just north of Dezful.
Tremors were felt beyond the immediate area, reaching other parts of southwestern Iran, southeastern Iraq, and sections of Kuwait.
Rescue teams deployed to affected villages
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