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Iranian death toll climbs in twin quakes
The Associated Press
Posted: Aug 13, 2012 2:50 AM ET
Last Updated: Aug 13, 2012 3:17 AM ET
Rescue teams search for victims in the earthquake-stricken village of Varzaghan (Reuters)
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Iran has raised the death toll from Saturday's twin earthquakes to 306, a day after rescuers called off the search for survivors.
The number jumped by about 50 after victims expired in the hospital, Heath Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi told a session of parliament on Monday. More than 3,000 people were injured in the earthquakes.
Scores of aftershocks have coursed through Iran's mountainous northeast since the 6.4- and 6.3-magnitude quakes hit the region, where about 300,000 people live near the borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and prone to earthquakes. In 2003, an estimated 26,000 people were killed by a6.6- magnitude quake that flattened the historic southeastern city of Bam.
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