No fears in Kurdistan from earthquakes – experts

SULAIMANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Sulaimaniya’s Weather Forecast Department announced that there are no fears in Kurdistan of the Turkish earthquakes in Van province, pointing out that the region is far from any fault lines. Dara Hassan told IraqiNews.com that “if there are any dangers, we will directly announce them.” Any collapse of a dam in the Euphrates River, particularly the Ataturk dam, will result in fears for Ninewa province and other areas passing through, geological expert Ramadhan Hamza told IraqiNews.com. Three earthquakes hit Duhuk province yesterday ranging 4.5 to 7.3 magnitude, at the same time of the earthquake that hit Turkish Van province, which lead to the deaths of hundreds and injuring of over one thousand. RM (TS)/SR 61