TEHRAN, May 31 (AFP): The death toll from last week's collapse of a tower block in southwestern Iran has risen to 34, state media reported Tuesday, as emergency crews continue to comb the rubble.
A large section of the 10-storey Metropol building that was under construction in a busy street in the city of Abadan crashed to the ground on May 23, leading to one of the country's deadliest disasters in recent years.
"The total number of fatalities stands at 34 with the discovery of another body this morning," state news agency IRNA quoted the city's governor Ehsan Abbaspour as saying.
That leaves four people unaccounted for from the 38 authorities had previously said were missing in the collapse.
Death toll reaches 34 in Iran tower block collapse
FE Team | Published: May 31, 2022 21:45:30
Death toll reaches 34 in Iran tower block collapse
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