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Number of Injured People in Saturday Quake Rises to 4,500

TEHRAN (FNA)- The twin quakes which struck parts of Northwestern Iran on Saturday have claimed the lives of 306 people and injured more than 4,500 others, medical officials announced Monday.


"Evacuation and transferring the injured people in East Azarbaijan (province) ended in just 24 hours," Head of the State Emergency Center Gholam Reza Masoumi told FNA on Monday.

"From the overall 4,500 people injured in the incident, 1200 have been transferred to hospitals, mostly in Tabriz," he said, and added, "The other 3,300 injured people have been registered as outpatients."

Iran's Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi told the parliament earlier today that the two quakes have killed 306 people.

"The total number of those killed in the recent quakes in the East Azerbaijan province stood at 306," Dastjerdi told the Iranian lawmakers in an open session of the parliament here in Tehran on Monday.

She further added that 116 aftershocks have been registered in the area in the last few days.

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Ahar in East Azerbaijan province at 16:00 hours local time (1130GMT) Saturday. The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 46.8 degrees in longitude and 38.4 degrees in latitude.

Almost an hour later another quake with magnitude 6 on the Richter scale jolted Varzaqan at 17:04 hours local time (1234GMT) in the same province. The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 46.7 degrees in longitude and 38.4 degrees in latitude.

It is so sad what nature can do to us, and yet we're doing worst thing's to each others.
My condolences to all Iranian people.
Find the strength to go through this.

I Am so sorry for dear Iranians and i jut wish good days for them please accept my condolences from deep of my heart , hope these accidents never happens for anyone , anytime.
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Smith

Today we are all iranian people.Your pain is our one.

My condolences to all Iranian people from my heart. W are sad, we are with you,

Veggeta

My condolences to one of the oldest and most prosperous nation, that gave us and still is giving a lot, through out science, engineering and art.
I hope better times will emerge for your brave people!

My condolences to all Iranians. I pray for their soul and loved ones they left behind.

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We should learn from these pictures ....
Earthquake is not our enemy We are week ...

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