 At least 70 people have been killed and 980 injured by several earthquakes in western Iran, officials said. The quakes, with magnitudes of up to 6.0, centred on remote villages between the industrial towns of Doroud and Boroujerd in the province of Lorestan. About 330 villages have been damaged - some completely flattened, Lorestan's disaster control committee chief said. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for aid to be rushed to the victims, and prayed for the injured. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US was prepared to offer humanitarian assistance to Iran. Lorestan's governor said hospitals were full to capacity and he called for assistance from surrounding areas. ...
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