11.   It said that water and power lines to the stricken villages had been severed.

12.   It said water and power lines to the stricken villages had been severed.

13.   Relief workers managed Sunday to restore electricity to Golbaf and the stricken villages nearby, he said.

14.   Relief workers managed Sunday to restore electricity to Golbaf and the other stricken villages, Salehi said.

15.   Relief workers were rushed to most of the stricken villages, but heavy snows and freezing temperatures hampered efforts, the radio said.

16.   There were moments of relief in the stricken villages of northeastern Iran.

17.   U.N. efforts to send aid convoys to the stricken villages have been hampered by the bombardment and by damage to the roads.

18.   U.N. efforts to send humanitarian convoys to the stricken villages have been hampered by the bombardment and the destruction roads.

19.   U.N. efforts to send humanitarian convoys to the stricken villages have been hampered by the bombardment and the destruction of roads.

20.   Water and power lines to the stricken villages were severed, the radio reported.