The Number of Injured in Yasuj Earthquake Increases to 133

As the number of injured from the Yasuj earthquake, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, rises to over 130, reports indicate a second earthquake has occurred in the city. The second earthquake, measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale, occurred at 20:37 on Wednesday (May 1) and no reports have been published regarding potential damages from it. Earlier today at 8:38 AM, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook the city of 'Sisakht' in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and surrounding cities, including Yasuj. Sisakht is the center of Dena County, located 35 kilometers northwest of Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. The head of the medical emergency management center in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad announced that the latest number of injured from this earthquake is 133. According to Jalal Pouranfard, of this number, 33 individuals were hospitalized while the rest received outpatient treatment. He described the injuries of the earthquake victims as 'mostly fractures and bruises, primarily due to the rush to exit their homes.' Initial reports indicated that the earthquake's intensity was such that some walls of houses cracked, causing people to panic and flee to the streets. The head of Yasuj University of Medical Sciences also reported damages to two hospitals in Yasuj due to the earthquake this morning. Orangiz Ilami noted that the two hospitals, 'Shahid Beheshti' and 'Imam Sajjad', have suffered 'cracks and some sections have collapsed', but 'patient services in these hospitals are operating normally.' It was previously reported that the earthquake and landslides caused large rocks to fall on the roads of Yasuj-Eqlid, Sisakht-Padna, and Yasuj-Semiram, leading to the closure of these roads. Abbas Beheshti, the governor of Dena, announced the reopening of the communication routes from Sisakht to Yasuj, stating that 'there are currently no issues with the communication routes in the county.' Shahrokh Kenari, the governor of Boyer-Ahmad, also stated that there are currently 'no issues with power outages, mobile, or landline phones in the county' and that 'security and calm' prevail in the counties of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. He also reported 'severe damages to buildings, facilities, water tanks, wells, and student dormitories.' Kenari added that although the earthquake this morning did not result in fatalities, 'it has caused damage ranging from 10 to 100 percent to urban and rural residential buildings in the counties of Boyer-Ahmad and Dena.' According to ISNA news agency, no precise statistics on the financial damages inflicted on the counties of Boyer-Ahmad and Dena have yet been announced. In addition to the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that occurred in late April near the city of Kaki in Bushehr province, which was reported to have no fatalities, the problems faced by the people of Kermanshah due to the 7.3 magnitude earthquake on November 21, 2017, have not yet been resolved. This earthquake left over 600 dead and destroyed the homes of tens of thousands, and since its occurrence, media outlets have repeatedly reported on the dissatisfaction of the people in this region and their representatives in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.