Iran Condoles with Italy over Quake Deaths
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed Tehran’s deep sympathy for Italy over a powerful earthquake that left hundreds of people dead in a mountainous area near the town of Norcia on Wednesday.
Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday evening offered Iran’s condolences to the Italian government and nation and families of the victims.
He also wished the injured a swift recovery.
The strong earthquake struck a mountainous stretch of central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 247 people and trapping scores under debris.
The tremor, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, struck at 3:36 a.m., about 6.5 miles southeast of the town of Norcia in the Umbria region, followed by about 200 aftershocks over the next several hours.
Towns in three regions -Umbria, Lazio and Marche- have been devastated by the quake.
