Unbelievable!!
The Tragedy is unbelievable! Up to the latest news the death toll in Bam is one third of the population and considering if same earthquake happens in Tehran and one third of 12 Milionis??
The search for survivors is almost over. It was important rescuers scanned all parts of the ruined city in a coordinated manner. By the end of 4th day, officials would have an overall picture of what Bam needs in aid.
U.N. aid officials said water and electricity had been restored to major parts of the city. They said there were critical shortages of medicines, plastic sheeting, kitchen sets, stoves, blankets and food.
Though international teams joined the effort to locate survivors, rescuers held out little hope of finding anyone alive. But there was some good news, with three survivors being pulled from underneath the rubble in the past day, according to the U.N. Disaster Assessment Coordination Team in Bam.
"I offer my condolences to all families, brothers and sisters who lost their loved ones in this catastrophe with all my heart,"
A Satellite View of Bam, from CNN.COM:




BAM, Iran (CNN) -- With aftershocks rumbling through the region, the death toll in Bam has reached 28,000 from last week's earthquake, an official in the devastated Iranian city said Tuesday.CNN.COM


Iran quake toll could hit 50,000
Up to 50,000 people may have died in Friday's earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam, officials say, making it one of the worst disasters of modern times.
American doctors and relief workers head to Bam. US teams have joined the aid effort despite years of deep hostility between Washington and Tehran. BBC NEWS
Around 80 American doctors and rescue workers are heading for the earthquake zone, and US aid and medical supplies have been arriving in the country. The confirmed death toll stood at 28,000 early on Tuesday.


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