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Photos: Earthquakes strike Iran

Updated 7:37 AM EDT, Tue August 14, 2012
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A man walks past the debris of a destroyed building in Ahar in northwest Iran on Monday, August 13. Two earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran killed more than 300 people and injured more than 3,000.
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A man walks past the debris of a destroyed building in Ahar in northwest Iran on Monday, August 13. Two earthquakes that hit northwestern Iran killed more than 300 people and injured more than 3,000.
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People remove belongings from collapsed buildings in Ahar in northwest Iran on Monday.
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People remove belongings from collapsed buildings in Ahar in northwest Iran on Monday.
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A woman stands among the debris of her destroyed home.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
A woman stands among the debris of her destroyed home.
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Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village of Baje-Baj, Iran, on Sunday, August 12.
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Iranians mourn over the covered bodies of loved ones in the village of Baje-Baj, Iran, on Sunday, August 12.
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An Iranian man and woman stand on top of the rubble of their destroyed house in the village of Baje-Baj on Sunday.
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An Iranian man and woman stand on top of the rubble of their destroyed house in the village of Baje-Baj on Sunday.
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A woman describes how she lost her sister and brother as two earthquakes shook her house in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi.
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A woman describes how she lost her sister and brother as two earthquakes shook her house in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi.
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Rescuers search for survivors after an earthquake in Varzaqan, Iran, on Sunday.
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Rescuers search for survivors after an earthquake in Varzaqan, Iran, on Sunday.
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An Iranian woman cries after the earthquake.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
An Iranian woman cries after the earthquake.
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Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village Baje-Baj.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Iranian residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a house in the village Baje-Baj.
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An Iranian resident from the village of Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, stands on top of the rubble of his destroyed home.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
An Iranian resident from the village of Baje-Baj, near the town of Varzaqan, stands on top of the rubble of his destroyed home.
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Rescue teams search for victims in the rubble of destroyed buildings.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Rescue teams search for victims in the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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The village of Ishkhal lies in rubble after two earthquakes hit the area Saturday.  A third quake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck Sunday.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
The village of Ishkhal lies in rubble after two earthquakes hit the area Saturday. A third quake with a magnitude of 4.0 struck Sunday.
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Iranian Red Crescent workers remove a victim of the earthquake on Sunday in the rubble of Bajeh Baj, a village located in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Iranian Red Crescent workers remove a victim of the earthquake on Sunday in the rubble of Bajeh Baj, a village located in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan.
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Residents walk among the rubble of destroyed buildings in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Residents walk among the rubble of destroyed buildings in the village of Amir-Ali Kandi.
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Iranians in Bajeh Baj mourn the death of loved ones killed in the disaster.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Iranians in Bajeh Baj mourn the death of loved ones killed in the disaster.
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Bodies recovered from the rubble lie covered as villagers mourn their deaths.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Bodies recovered from the rubble lie covered as villagers mourn their deaths.
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A woman attempts to comfort a fellow villager as she mourns the loss of a loved one in Bajeh Baj.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
A woman attempts to comfort a fellow villager as she mourns the loss of a loved one in Bajeh Baj.
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An Iranian family sits by a tent they erected along a street in Varzaqan, a town located 37.2 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Tabriz, Iran.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
An Iranian family sits by a tent they erected along a street in Varzaqan, a town located 37.2 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Tabriz, Iran.
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Aided by searchlights, residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a village near Varzaqan on Saturday.
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Aided by searchlights, residents and rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of a village near Varzaqan on Saturday.
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A woman is pulled from the rubble of a house in a village near  Varzaqan.
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A woman is pulled from the rubble of a house in a village near Varzaqan.
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Residents and rescue workers sift through the rubble to find any survivors and recover victims of the earthquakes near the town of Varzaqan.
Earthquakes strike northwest Iran —
Residents and rescue workers sift through the rubble to find any survivors and recover victims of the earthquakes near the town of Varzaqan.
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