In pictures: Deadly earthquake in Iran and Iraq

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

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

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

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

A building in Sarpol-e Zahab county in KermanshahTASNIM news agency via reuters

Many buildings in Sarpol-e Zahab were reduced to shells

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

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

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

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

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