Iran raises earthquake death toll to 306
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran Monday raised the death toll from Saturday's twin earthquakes to 306, a day after rescuers called off the search for survivors, state media reported. Heath Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi told a session of parliament Monday that the number jumped by about 50 after victims expired in the hospital. More than 3,000 people were injured in the earthquakes, she added in comments broadcast on state radio. The death toll included some 219 women and children, Dastjerdi said, adding that around 2,000 injured people had been ...
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