TEHRAN, April 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Moderate earthquakes have totally
destroyed 10 villages, killed two people and injured 56 others in
Iran's western province of Kermanshah, the official IRNA news
agency reported Friday.
   Three tremors measuring 3.9 to 4.9 on the Richter scale occurred
Thursday in densely populated areas, where 50 other villages were
partly damaged and 20,000 families were affected.
   Large numbers of cattle were lost in the calamity, which also
destroyed local water, electricity and telephone facilities, the
report said.
   The local Red Crescent has dispatched 20 relief teams to the
quake-stricken regions with tents, blankets, heaters, canned food
and bread.
   Iran is frequented by earthquakes with a high incidence of over
950 as of 1991, killing a total of 17,600 people and injuring 53,
300 others.  Enditem