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Bodies recovered from the rubble lie covered as villagers mourn their deaths. Photo by CNN
The death toll from a pair of earthquakes that jolted Iran on Saturday has escalated once again, state-run media reported Monday.
At least 306 people have been killed and 3,037 injured from the two quakes in northwest Iran, Press TV reported, citing the country's health ministry.
The semi-official Fars news agency reported Sunday that rescue operations had ended.
Scores of villages were destroyed or damaged by the quakes, which struck East Azarbaijan province northeast of Tabriz, the country's fourth-largest city.
Khalil Saei, the provincial director of crisis management, told the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency that the cities of Ahar and Varzagan are the hardest hit.
The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, hit Saturday at 4:53 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency measured 11 aftershocks.
Just 11 minutes later, a second quake, measuring 6.3, struck.
A series of aftershocks followed, including one measuring 4.4 magnitude, according to the USGS.
Authorities had asked residents to spend the night outdoors as a safety precaution.
Deputy Interior Minister Hassan Qaddami told Fars that 110 villages were damaged.
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