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In pictures: Deadly earthquake in Iran and Iraq

News imageAFP Residents huddle around a fire outside of housing buildingsAFP
The full extent of the damage on the Iran-Iraq border became clear at sunrise on Monday
News imageReuters/Tasnim News Agency A damaged building is seen following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran November 13, 2017Reuters/Tasnim News Agency
The magnitude-7.3 earthquake is the deadliest to strike so far in 2017
News imageTASNIM news agency via reuters A man reacts following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran November 13, 2017. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORSTASNIM news agency via reuters
The death toll from the earthquake reached the hundreds hours after it struck on Sunday evening
News imageEPA Iranian people and soldiers stand around damaged buildings in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah Province, Iran on13 November 2017.EPA
The earthquake caused significant devastation in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's Kermanshah Province
News imageTASNIM news agency via reuters A building in Sarpol-e Zahab county in KermanshahTASNIM news agency via reuters
Many buildings in Sarpol-e Zahab were reduced to shells
News imageEPA Iranian victims of the earthquake mourn and try to get closer to the body of a relativeEPA
Relatives of one victim try to get closer to the body in Sarpol-e Zahab
News imageReuters/Tasnim News Agency People react following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran November 13, 2017Reuters/Tasnim News Agency
The epicentre of the quake was in north-east Iraq, but neighbouring Iran saw the worst of the damage
News imageReuters Rocks are seen on the road after an earthquake near the Darbandikhan Dam, close the city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq - 13 November 2017Reuters
Large rocks fell on to the road near the Darbandikhan Dam in northern Iraq
News imageReuters People remove rubble from a damaged mosque following an earthquake in Khanaqin, Diyala Province, Iraq, November 13,2017Reuters
This mosque in Diyala province east of Baghdad suffered serious damage