Earthquakes in Iran kill 300, injure thousands

By Agencies in Dubai and Teheran | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-13 08:06

Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in a village, near the town of Varzaqan, Iran, after twin earthquakes hit that area on Saturday. The two devastating earthquakes in northwest Iran killed some 300 people and injured thousands. Rescue teams made massive efforts to dig survivors out of the rubble. Farshid Tighehsaz / Agence France-Presse

A massive search and relief operation was under way in northern Iran after two earthquakes killed some 300 people and injured thousands more.