Death Toll Reaches 34 in Iran Tower Block Collapse
TEHRAN – 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.
“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.