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Iran Earthquake Deaths - Iran earthquake deaths in mountainous village areas. Iran was jolted by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake as more deaths are being reported. Initial reports indicate that several people were killed in villages and mountainous areas in the country. The earthquake happened in southeastern Iran on Monday. "Rescue teams have been dispatched to the quake-hit area ... and are communicating via walkie-talkies," Hossein Baqeri, head of Iran's National Crisis Management unit, said in a statement. Mohammad Javad Kamyab, an employee of Kerman province governor's office, told Reuters there were 30 villages in the quake-hit area. "These villages are not highly populated ... We are not expecting a high death toll and so far 25 people have been injured," he said. The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 6.3. The official IRNA news agency said four mild quakes hit repeatedly. Iran Earthquake Deaths "In some ... villages in ...