A Week After!

People all over the world have seen what was going on in Bam and Iran within last week. It's a glance to some part of the tragedy after a week.

Aftershocks!
Aftershocks are creating even more misery for the survivors of the Iranian earthquake. At least four tremors were felt yesterday, preventing the 40,000 people still in the devastated city of Bam from finding shelter in the few buildings that remain standing.
UN officials say about 40,000 people are now left in Bam, most spending the bitterly cold nights in tents.

Search and rescue operations to find survivors are essentially over.
Bam, a major tourist attraction before the quake with its famous, but now destroyed, 2,000-year-old citadel. The city, in which nearly all the mud-brick buildings were destroyed or damaged, has been divided into 21 sectors and Red Crescent workers are carrying out a census of survivors and their needs. Ration cards are being given out to ensure a fair distribution of the tones of aid pouring into Iran from dozens of countries. Aid organizations have been reporting progress in their efforts to care and provide for the tens of thousands left homeless. With both of the city's hospitals destroyed in the quake, and many neighboring health centers already overflowing with casualties, medical needs have been key to the aid effort. Field hospitals are being set up and international teams of medical workers have been treating injuries. Meanwhile, aid workers from the United States have joined teams from more than 20 countries operating in Iran following a massive response to calls for aid from Tehran. A U.S. team of 60 doctors and 20 logistical experts were setting up a field hospital in the city Wednesday.

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The grim numbers
The final death toll may hit 50,000! Although a final death toll may still be several days away, the government says 30,000 people were killed and feared the total figure could approach 50,000 -- almost half of Bam's estimated population of 100,000 to 120,000.

Small comfort
If there is any small comfort to be found, it is in the apparent thawing of relations between Iranian and the rest of the world. The people from all over the world proved that they care human beings and they are living in a small village. They let Iranian feel that they are not alone.

Surprise rescues in quake-ravaged!
A man has been pulled alive from the rubble that was the city of Bam, six days after. The 27-year-old shopkeeper, Yadollah Saadat, was found trapped under a wardrobe, alongside the corpses of six relatives.
A nine-year-old girl has also been found alive but is said to be in a fragile state. According to Iranian radio, 11 people have been rescued within the past 24 hours.
Thursday's announcement came a day after the Iranian army pulled out seven more survivors, bringing to 11 the number of people found alive over the past two days, army sources said.

The life is going on


Two movies from Abbas Kia Rostami after Rudbar earthquake of 1990, and now?
One of his movies name was Under the Olive Trees and it was the story of a couple who decided to marry after the tragedy. They would rather to go on with love.
A young couple, who were supposed to marry each other last week in Bam, has got married on Thursday. The wedding place was a tent as simple as possible. The Groom said they marry to say that The Life in Bam is going on and God willing, it will be possible to rebuild the city of Bam better and this time stronger than before. It could happen and I hope this quake had been the last "wake up call" for all of us Iranian to reconstruct our buildings against future quakes which are on the way and there is no way to escape!!

Earthquakes hit Indonesia, Mexico
Powerful earthquakes have hit parts of Indonesia and Mexico...One person died and about 30 were injured in the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Bali (6.1 on the Richter scale). Officials said the epicentre of the quake was located about 30 kilometres off Bali's coast. The earthquake off Mexico's Pacific coast (6.3 on the Richter scale) shook buildings in Mexico City and Acapulco, but officials say no major damage or casualties were reported.