Death Toll in Iran Quake May Reach 40,000

World | December 29, 2003, Monday // 00:00
Death Toll in Iran Quake May Reach 40,000 An Iranian woman walks on the rubble of a house in the southeastern city of Bam as she heads to check her own which was devastated by last week's deadly earthquake. Photo by AFP

Survivors and rescuers in Iran's historic city of Bam were shaken by two frightening aftershocks on Monday morning that caused some of the few remaining walls to tumble and left a rising cloud of dust over the remains of the city's ancient fortress. More than 21,000 bodies have been retrieved since Friday's 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the city and surrounding region in southeast Iran. Some officials have expressed fears the death toll could rise as high as 40,000. Over 10,000 people were hospitalized.

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