P111 ORACLE 111 San24 Jun ITV 0047:37 1/2 EARTHQUAKE TOLL RISES TO 40,000 The death toll in Iran's earthquake was reported to have climbed to more than 40,000 as strong new aftershocks rumbled across the disaster zone. Tehran Radio, quoting a statement from the presidential palace, gave the new figures two days after the quake in north-west Iran near the Caspian Sea. About 500,000 people have been made homeless and another 100,000 injured in Iran's worst recorded disaster. The Iranian news agency IRMA said that in one area, survivors, ovjrwhelmjd bz the number of dead, dug mass graves and buried bodies without counting them. >> News headlines 101 Sport 130 Next Story Newsfile Sport TV GuideP111 ORACLE 111 San24 Jun ITV 0047:54 2/2 BRITAIN'S QUAKE AID LEAVES FOR IRAN The first British relief supplies for victims of Thursday's earthquake in Iran have left Gatwick Airport. The Anglo Cargo Boeing 707, with its 40-ton cargo of 550 family-sized tents, water containers and 12,500 blankets, should arrive in Tehran early on Sunday The flight, costing £190,000 was organisjd by the Ovjrsjas Development Administration — a division of the Foreign Office. Meanwhile, trucks carried aid into Iran from Soviet Azerbaijan, which obsjrvjd a day of mourning for victims, the TASS news agency said. >>>>> News headlines 101 Sport 130 Next Story Newsfile Sport TV Guide