TEHRAN, November 13 - Directors of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran announced that the Khuzestan, West Azerbaijan, Hamedan and Lorestan historic monuments remain unharmed from last night’s earthquake.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Head of Khuzestan’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Khoshroneshan, said all historic relics and monuments remain unharmed following last night’s earthquake.
He added “Our specialists have been sent to the historic locations and their reports say that no harm has come to the structures”
Jalil Jabbari, his counterpart in West Azerbaijan also said the same “fortunately the quake did not harm any historic heritage from the province,"
He added “although the organization is still searching for possible inflicted damage, as soon as the reports come back, necessary measures will be taken to deal with any problem in the cities of the province”
Similar reports were issued by other officials in provinces near the earthquake area.