Iran hit by twin earthquakes

Agencies Published August 12, 2012
Damaged buildings are seen in a village near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran. -Photo by AP
Damaged buildings are seen in a village near the city of Varzaqan in northwestern Iran. -Photo by AP
An Iranian family set a tent in a street in the town of Varzaqan some 60 kms northeast of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit the town. -Photo by AFP
An Iranian family set a tent in a street in the town of Varzaqan some 60 kms northeast of Tabriz, after a strong earthquake hit the town. -Photo by AFP
Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in a village, near the town of Varzaqan. -Photo by AFP
Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in a village, near the town of Varzaqan. -Photo by AFP
Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan. -Photo by AFP
Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan. -Photo by AFP
Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village Baje-Baj. -Photo by AFP
Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village Baje-Baj. -Photo by AFP
Iranian residents walk amongst the rubble of destroyed houses in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi. -Photo by AFP
Iranian residents walk amongst the rubble of destroyed houses in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi. -Photo by AFP
An Iranian man and woman stand on top of the rubble of their destroyed house in the village of Baje-Baj. -Photo by AFP
An Iranian man and woman stand on top of the rubble of their destroyed house in the village of Baje-Baj. -Photo by AFP

Two powerful earthquakes killed 250 people and injured around 1,800 in northwest Iran, northeast of the city of Tabriz.

Iranian state television said on Sunday, after thousands spent the night outdoors after their villages were leveled and homes damaged in the country's northwest. Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one earthquake every day on average, although the vast majority are so small they go unnoticed. - Text and photos by agencies

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