Two-day mourning in Iran

The authorities of the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan have announced two days of mourning starting on Monday after a deadly earthquake over the weekend, ISNA news agency reported.

The agency reported that according to the latest information 300 people were killed and some 5,000 injured in twin quakes that rocked the northwest of the country on Saturday.

In total, 110 villages have been damaged. In the Ahar area, 4 villages were destroyed completely while 60 others sustained damage from 50 to 80 percent. In the Varzaqan area, 12 villages were destroyed completely.