Middle East - AP
Death Toll Up to 20,000 in Iranian Quake
30 minutes ago
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer
BAM, Iran - Overwhelmed relief crews picked through entire city blocks
of rubble in search for survivors and bodies a day after an earthquake
ruined this southeast Iranian city. With the death toll in the
thousands, Iran appealed for international help and promised to waive
visas for foreign relief workers.
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The scope of the tragedy was so vast that a reliable death toll was
impossible to pin down so soon after the magnitude 6.5 quake hit Bam
early Friday. The Interior Ministry's early estimate on Saturday was
20,000 dead, while two leading rescue officials said the toll could
eventually double.
"As more bodies are pulled out, we fear that the death toll may reach
as high as 40,000. An unbelievable human disaster has occurred," said
Akbar Alavi, the governor of the city of Kerman, the provincial
capital.
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Secret bomb, detonated by infidels, created an earthquake, that killed
thousands of muslims. Allah will strike back. Millions of infidels
will die from suicide attacks, commited by muslims all over the world.
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