An earthquakes that hit northwest Iran on wee hours on Saturday left at least 180 persons dead,causing 1,300 injury.
A magnitude 6.4 quake struck the East Azerbaijan Province at around 5 PM local time, soon followed by another with a magnitude of 6.3.Iran's national broadcaster quoted provincial officials as saying people were killed and injured after being trapped under collapsed buildings.
Iran Television footage shows many injured people being taken to a local hospital and receiving treatment. Saturday quakes devastated six villages near the epicenters and destroyed more than half the buildings in over 60 villages. Some 16,000 people are said to have taken refuge as aftershocks continue.
Gravely affected areas are in mountainous regions where it is expected to take some time until the full extent of damage comes to light.Turkey's Red Crescent Society has promised to send aid supplies to its neighbor. Other countries are expected to follow suit.Iran was been hit by large quakes in 2003, more than 40,000 people died in a quake that jolted the southeast city of Bam.
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