NewsSpecial WireBam tremor toll revised upward to 31,000

Bam tremor toll revised upward to 31,000

-

Iran Focus: Paris – Iran on Wednesday revised upwards to 31,000 from an earlier estimate of 26,000 the number of people killed in a devastating tremor in the southern Iranian city of Bam last December.
“Based on the latest statistics, 30,948 were killed in the catastrophic disaster in Bam,” Kerman Governor General Mohammad Ali Karimi was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying. Iran Focus


Paris, Sep 2 – Iran on Wednesday revised upwards to 31,000 from an earlier estimate of 26,000 the number of people killed in a devastating tremor in the southern Iranian city of Bam last December.

“Based on the latest statistics, 30,948 were killed in the catastrophic disaster in Bam,” Kerman Governor General Mohammad Ali Karimi was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying.

Officials have repeatedly changed the death toll. Many observers believe that the actual figure was around 70,000. Initially, the government said over 50,000 had perished, but dramatically reduced the figure to 26,000 fearing reprisals in the Province.

Latest news

Land Subsidence in Critical Conditions in Isfahan

Mehdi Toghyani, a member of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), pointed to the occurrence of land subsidence in various...

Iran’s Actual Inflation Rate Higher Than Official Stats

The state-run Donya-e-eqtesad newspaper, in a report analyzing the "general sentiment" regarding inflation in 2023, has stated that households...

Iranian Workers’ Monthly $136 Wages Can’t Cover $500 Expenses

The lives of a significant portion of the Iranian population are marked by uncertainty, largely because the Iranian economy...

Iranian Nurses Earn Twice Their Wages in Ride-Hailing Services

Reza Aryanpour, a member of the regime’s Majlis (parliament) Health and Treatment Commission, highlighted the growing trend of nurses...

Iran: Unprecedented Record of 152 Million Liters of Gasoline Consumption Per Day

On March 19, Iran set a new historical record in gasoline consumption with 152 million liters consumed in one...

Iran’s Youths Have Highest Unemployment Rate

The Iranian regime’s Eghtesad News website reported that data from the Statistical Center of Iran shows that the youth...

Must read

Ukraine says private firms mull more food sales to Iran

Reuters: Ukrainian private companies are considering an increase in...

UK forces in ‘proxy war with Iran’

Press Association: British forces have been engaged in a...

You might also likeRELATED
Recommended to you