Open AccessEarthquake in Western Iran: Renovation Kills
Author(s) -
Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh,
Mona Khaleghy Rad,
Hamidreza Aghababaeian,
Mehdi Zaré,
Farnaz Kamranzad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.dis.ac10620db4a0c944e605c4c226a75f64
Subject(s) - natural disaster , forensic engineering , urban seismic risk , civil engineering , geography , engineering , seismic hazard , meteorology
Earthquake is the most important cause of death from natural disasters in Iran. This paper brings attention to the main causes of loss of life due to the Kermanshah province earthquake (Nov 12 2017), and provides a wakeup call about the unsafe nature of buildings there.