Azerbaijan Sends Aid To Iran Quake-hit Areas

Baku, Aug 13, IRNA – The first consignment of humanitarian supplies has been dispatched by Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations to the quake-ravaged East Azarbaijan, in northwestern Iran, it was announced here on Monday. The aid supply includes foodstuff such as flour, rice, sugar, cooking oil, and pasta as well as blankets and tents. Two devastating earthquakes measuring 6.3 and 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked Saturday the villages of East Azarbaijan province, killing more than 250 people and injuring around 2,000 people./end