 At least 66 people are believed dead and another 1,000 injured after three strong earthquakes hit western Iran overnight.The string of quakes and 12 aftershocks damaged or destroyed up to 330 villages, reports said.The industrial town of Doroud and surrounding villages were hit by an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale at 4.47am (0117 GMT). Around six hours earlier, Doroud and another industrial town, Boroujerd, were struck by an earthquake measuring 5.1. An initial quake measuring 4.7 had earlier hit the region. It was reported that at least 66 bodies had been pulled from destroyed houses in Silakhor, a region north of Doroud, state television said. Most of the injured were in bed when the earthquake hit and had to be rescued from their homes.The provincial head of the Unexpected Disaster Committee, Ali Barani, said at least 200 villages had been damaged, with some flattened. Reuters reported that as many as 330 villages had been effected....
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