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Lessons from the Recent Twin Earthquakes in Iran. PLOS Currents Disasters. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 664.386 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(2012 Nov 13 . Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.ea574d0075a8e90a9cb782b368c60c36.)] TJ ET q 15.000 37.257 577.500 624.748 re W n 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 635.283 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Brief Incident Report)] TJ ET BT 26.250 615.329 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Within eleven minutes on 11 August 2012, twin earthquakes measured 6.3 and 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Ahar and )] TJ ET BT 26.250 603.424 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, claiming 300 lives and leaving thousands of injured in rural villages.)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 452.725 604.931 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(1)] TJ ET BT 457.543 604.931 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(2)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 462.362 603.424 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [( The magnitude of the )] TJ ET BT 26.250 591.519 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(earthquakes was so immense that more than a hundred villages were 70-90% destroyed, while 20 being totally flattened. 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Nonetheless, the death toll increased as the rescuers failed to reach the areas which were )] TJ ET BT 26.250 500.686 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(inaccessible by road and to dig the victims out of rubble in the entirely-leveled areas.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 481.281 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Thanks to the early establishment of triage team consisting of experienced medical staff, 961 severely injured were transferred )] TJ ET BT 26.250 469.377 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(to and underwent life-saving operations in the nearest referral hospitals in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, of )] TJ ET BT 26.250 457.472 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(which 38 died.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 438.067 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Despite making all humanly possible attempts, there were some shortcomings and lessons to be learned for future natural )] TJ ET BT 26.250 426.162 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(disasters.)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 RG 40.337 409.725 m 40.337 410.172 40.154 410.616 39.838 410.932 c 39.522 411.248 39.078 411.432 38.631 411.432 c 38.185 411.432 37.741 411.248 37.425 410.932 c 37.109 410.616 36.925 410.172 36.925 409.725 c 36.925 409.279 37.109 408.835 37.425 408.519 c 37.741 408.203 38.185 408.019 38.631 408.019 c 39.078 408.019 39.522 408.203 39.838 408.519 c 40.154 408.835 40.337 409.279 40.337 409.725 c f BT 45.750 406.758 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Firstly, in the aftermath of the earthquakes, telecommunication was disrupted due to telephone network traffic overloading )] TJ ET BT 45.750 394.853 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(which in turn led to discoordination among the rescuers. 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For instance, the two-year old hospital building in )] TJ ET BT 45.750 327.829 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Heris, the closest city to the crisis, which was supposed to host the injured people, was destroyed in the same earthquakes.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 304.674 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The initial shock has now abated, though precautionary measures are still required to be taken especially considering the )] TJ ET BT 26.250 292.770 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(forthcoming cold season.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 256.167 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Funding Statement)] TJ ET BT 26.250 236.213 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(None.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 199.610 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Competing Interests)] TJ ET BT 26.250 179.656 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The authors declare that no competing interests exist.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 143.054 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Corresponding Author)] TJ ET BT 26.250 123.099 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Please direct correspondence to Dr. Samad EJ Golzari: dr.golzari@hotmail.com)] TJ ET BT 26.250 86.497 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(References)] TJ ET BT 26.250 59.043 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(1.)] TJ ET BT 38.132 59.043 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Golzari SE, Ghabili K. Recent twin earthquakes in northwest Iran: infectious concerns. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Sep 25. 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Lessons from the Recent Twin Earthquakes in Iran. PLOS Currents Disasters. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 664.386 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(2012 Nov 13 . Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.ea574d0075a8e90a9cb782b368c60c36.)] TJ ET q 15.000 37.257 577.500 624.748 re W n 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 635.283 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Brief Incident Report)] TJ ET BT 26.250 615.329 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Within eleven minutes on 11 August 2012, twin earthquakes measured 6.3 and 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Ahar and )] TJ ET BT 26.250 603.424 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, claiming 300 lives and leaving thousands of injured in rural villages.)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 452.725 604.931 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(1)] TJ ET BT 457.543 604.931 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(2)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 462.362 603.424 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [( The magnitude of the )] TJ ET BT 26.250 591.519 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(earthquakes was so immense that more than a hundred villages were 70-90% destroyed, while 20 being totally flattened. The )] TJ ET BT 26.250 579.615 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(primary estimations were suggestive of low number of casualties compared to the last major earthquakes that have recently )] TJ ET BT 26.250 567.710 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(happened in Iran. This could be attributed to the incident happening in the middle of the day when men had been working their )] TJ ET BT 26.250 555.805 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(fields.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 536.400 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The official rescue operations started after the event searching for the victims trapped under the rubble and providing )] TJ ET BT 26.250 524.496 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(emergency shelters for the survivors. However, people from the unaffected neighboring towns arrived much earlier to offer their )] TJ ET BT 26.250 512.591 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(assistance to their compatriots. Nonetheless, the death toll increased as the rescuers failed to reach the areas which were )] TJ ET BT 26.250 500.686 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(inaccessible by road and to dig the victims out of rubble in the entirely-leveled areas.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 481.281 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Thanks to the early establishment of triage team consisting of experienced medical staff, 961 severely injured were transferred )] TJ ET BT 26.250 469.377 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(to and underwent life-saving operations in the nearest referral hospitals in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, of )] TJ ET BT 26.250 457.472 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(which 38 died.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 438.067 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Despite making all humanly possible attempts, there were some shortcomings and lessons to be learned for future natural )] TJ ET BT 26.250 426.162 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(disasters.)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 RG 40.337 409.725 m 40.337 410.172 40.154 410.616 39.838 410.932 c 39.522 411.248 39.078 411.432 38.631 411.432 c 38.185 411.432 37.741 411.248 37.425 410.932 c 37.109 410.616 36.925 410.172 36.925 409.725 c 36.925 409.279 37.109 408.835 37.425 408.519 c 37.741 408.203 38.185 408.019 38.631 408.019 c 39.078 408.019 39.522 408.203 39.838 408.519 c 40.154 408.835 40.337 409.279 40.337 409.725 c f BT 45.750 406.758 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Firstly, in the aftermath of the earthquakes, telecommunication was disrupted due to telephone network traffic overloading )] TJ ET BT 45.750 394.853 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(which in turn led to discoordination among the rescuers. 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For instance, the two-year old hospital building in )] TJ ET BT 45.750 327.829 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Heris, the closest city to the crisis, which was supposed to host the injured people, was destroyed in the same earthquakes.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 304.674 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The initial shock has now abated, though precautionary measures are still required to be taken especially considering the )] TJ ET BT 26.250 292.770 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(forthcoming cold season.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 256.167 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Funding Statement)] TJ ET BT 26.250 236.213 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(None.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 199.610 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Competing Interests)] TJ ET BT 26.250 179.656 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The authors declare that no competing interests exist.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 143.054 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Corresponding Author)] TJ ET BT 26.250 123.099 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Please direct correspondence to Dr. Samad EJ Golzari: dr.golzari@hotmail.com)] TJ ET BT 26.250 86.497 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(References)] TJ ET BT 26.250 59.043 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(1.)] TJ ET BT 38.132 59.043 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Golzari SE, Ghabili K. Recent twin earthquakes in northwest Iran: infectious concerns. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Sep 25. 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Lessons from the Recent Twin Earthquakes in Iran. PLOS Currents Disasters. )] TJ ET BT 26.250 664.386 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(2012 Nov 13 . Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.ea574d0075a8e90a9cb782b368c60c36.)] TJ ET q 15.000 37.257 577.500 624.748 re W n 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 26.250 635.283 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Brief Incident Report)] TJ ET BT 26.250 615.329 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Within eleven minutes on 11 August 2012, twin earthquakes measured 6.3 and 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Ahar and )] TJ ET BT 26.250 603.424 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Varzaqan in northwestern Iran, claiming 300 lives and leaving thousands of injured in rural villages.)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 452.725 604.931 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(1)] TJ ET BT 457.543 604.931 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(2)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg BT 462.362 603.424 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [( The magnitude of the )] TJ ET BT 26.250 591.519 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(earthquakes was so immense that more than a hundred villages were 70-90% destroyed, while 20 being totally flattened. The )] TJ ET BT 26.250 579.615 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(primary estimations were suggestive of low number of casualties compared to the last major earthquakes that have recently )] TJ ET BT 26.250 567.710 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(happened in Iran. This could be attributed to the incident happening in the middle of the day when men had been working their )] TJ ET BT 26.250 555.805 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(fields.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 536.400 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The official rescue operations started after the event searching for the victims trapped under the rubble and providing )] TJ ET BT 26.250 524.496 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(emergency shelters for the survivors. However, people from the unaffected neighboring towns arrived much earlier to offer their )] TJ ET BT 26.250 512.591 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(assistance to their compatriots. Nonetheless, the death toll increased as the rescuers failed to reach the areas which were )] TJ ET BT 26.250 500.686 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(inaccessible by road and to dig the victims out of rubble in the entirely-leveled areas.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 481.281 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Thanks to the early establishment of triage team consisting of experienced medical staff, 961 severely injured were transferred )] TJ ET BT 26.250 469.377 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(to and underwent life-saving operations in the nearest referral hospitals in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, of )] TJ ET BT 26.250 457.472 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(which 38 died.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 438.067 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Despite making all humanly possible attempts, there were some shortcomings and lessons to be learned for future natural )] TJ ET BT 26.250 426.162 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(disasters.)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 RG 40.337 409.725 m 40.337 410.172 40.154 410.616 39.838 410.932 c 39.522 411.248 39.078 411.432 38.631 411.432 c 38.185 411.432 37.741 411.248 37.425 410.932 c 37.109 410.616 36.925 410.172 36.925 409.725 c 36.925 409.279 37.109 408.835 37.425 408.519 c 37.741 408.203 38.185 408.019 38.631 408.019 c 39.078 408.019 39.522 408.203 39.838 408.519 c 40.154 408.835 40.337 409.279 40.337 409.725 c f BT 45.750 406.758 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Firstly, in the aftermath of the earthquakes, telecommunication was disrupted due to telephone network traffic overloading )] TJ ET BT 45.750 394.853 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(which in turn led to discoordination among the rescuers. This could have been avoided by providing special )] TJ ET BT 45.750 382.948 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(telecommunication equipments for the coordinators in the front line.)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 336.212 384.455 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(3)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg 40.337 370.261 m 40.337 370.708 40.154 371.152 39.838 371.468 c 39.522 371.783 39.078 371.967 38.631 371.967 c 38.185 371.967 37.741 371.783 37.425 371.468 c 37.109 371.152 36.925 370.708 36.925 370.261 c 36.925 369.814 37.109 369.370 37.425 369.054 c 37.741 368.739 38.185 368.555 38.631 368.555 c 39.078 368.555 39.522 368.739 39.838 369.054 c 40.154 369.370 40.337 369.814 40.337 370.261 c f BT 45.750 367.293 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Secondly, inadequacy of medical air assistance particularly during the night slowed down the speed of search and rescue.)] TJ ET 0.267 0.267 0.267 rg BT 571.412 368.801 Td /F4 8.7 Tf [(4)] TJ ET 0.271 0.267 0.267 rg 40.337 354.606 m 40.337 355.053 40.154 355.497 39.838 355.813 c 39.522 356.129 39.078 356.313 38.631 356.313 c 38.185 356.313 37.741 356.129 37.425 355.813 c 37.109 355.497 36.925 355.053 36.925 354.606 c 36.925 354.160 37.109 353.716 37.425 353.400 c 37.741 353.084 38.185 352.900 38.631 352.900 c 39.078 352.900 39.522 353.084 39.838 353.400 c 40.154 353.716 40.337 354.160 40.337 354.606 c f BT 45.750 351.639 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(And the last, but not the least, the facilities devoted for health services should be resistant to the earthquakes as they would )] TJ ET BT 45.750 339.734 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(be considered the sole safe places for the injured and the ones in need. For instance, the two-year old hospital building in )] TJ ET BT 45.750 327.829 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Heris, the closest city to the crisis, which was supposed to host the injured people, was destroyed in the same earthquakes.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 304.674 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The initial shock has now abated, though precautionary measures are still required to be taken especially considering the )] TJ ET BT 26.250 292.770 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(forthcoming cold season.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 256.167 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Funding Statement)] TJ ET BT 26.250 236.213 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(None.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 199.610 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Competing Interests)] TJ ET BT 26.250 179.656 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(The authors declare that no competing interests exist.)] TJ ET BT 26.250 143.054 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(Corresponding Author)] TJ ET BT 26.250 123.099 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Please direct correspondence to Dr. Samad EJ Golzari: dr.golzari@hotmail.com)] TJ ET BT 26.250 86.497 Td /F4 12.0 Tf [(References)] TJ ET BT 26.250 59.043 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(1.)] TJ ET BT 38.132 59.043 Td /F1 9.8 Tf [(Golzari SE, Ghabili K. 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