Rescuers in Iran are digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings to try to find survivors from two strong earthquakes which left at least 250 people dead. Two thousand people have been injured. There is a widespread damage to settlements around the north western state of Tabrez. Relief agencies are trying to help the survivors. A report from Teheran says, two earthquakes jolted North western Iran. Six villages were completely flattened and more than sixty others have been badly damaged. Thousands of people have spent the night in emergency shelters or in the open as the aftershocks continued to shake the area. Several hundred rescue workers along with helicopters have been sent to the area. Teams from at least nine Iranian provinces have joined the rescue operation. President Ahmedinejad has issued a special order for the authorities to make every effort to help the affected population.