ALBAWABA - Iran declares a national morning over the collapse of a building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan were 29 people perished last week.
Mourners in Tehran remember the victims of the #Abadan building collapse.
— Living In Tehran (@LivinginTehran) May 28, 2022
29 bodies have been recovered from the debris, and many more are expected. The government has declared Sunday a national day of mourning.#Iran pic.twitter.com/sEniSj82iR
In the capital the Tehran Municipality put black banners on all main streets and roundabouts with messages such as "Condolences Abadan" to express solidarity with people in Khuzestan province, Anadolu reports.
It added the ten-story Metropol commercial building collapsed on May 23 in what has been described by experts and disaster management authorities as one of the deadliest disasters in Iran in recent years.
Tragic news from Iran. A high rise collapses in Abadan trapping up to 80 people under the rubble. At least 14 dead and scores injured. The building's unsafe structure had multiple warnings but it was ignored by corrupt city officials.#متروپل_آبادان https://t.co/QCPGLeLMik
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) May 24, 2022
The Turkish news agency adds: The death toll reached 29 and likely to spike as more than 38 as people are still missing, according to provincial authorities.
Huge debris
Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahedi, who visited the site on Friday, said there might be a delay in operation to recover the dead bodies as the volume of debris is huge.
More than 100 people were present inside the under-construction building on the busy Amiri Street at the time of the collapse, Anadolu Agency learned from local sources.
Accidents happen everywhere, but if basic standards aren't taken into account , a misdeed happens! Abadan is stuck in such crime! People aren't safe in Islamic Iran !#متروپل_آبادان pic.twitter.com/4y7IDB3Tu2
— baloot (@balootakb) May 23, 2022
The office of the provincial prosecutor in Khuzestan has announced the arrest of 13 people so far, including the mayor and deputy mayor, and a seven-member committee is undertaking a probe into the collapse.
In Abadan, a building which wasn’t even finished collapsed due to corruption. Dozens dead, even more trapped under the rubble. Because Iranian lives mean nothing to bloodthirsty mullahs and their thugs.
— ? Nioh Berg ✡️ (@NiohBerg) May 23, 2022
The day Khamenei gets Gadaffi’ed will be a righteous one. #متروپل_آبادان pic.twitter.com/wVvufU5RiB
The incident has raised alarm bells across the country, with people seeking stringent action against those responsible for the building collapse and mismanagement.
Gone-with-the-wind lives#Abadan #Metropole #متروپل #متروپل_آبادان pic.twitter.com/T19ou1lO2v
— Marcus Tullius Cicero (@marcus_ciceron) May 24, 2022
According to reports, there are around 33,000 to 34,000 buildings deemed unsafe in Tehran alone, of which more than 100 buildings are in "very dangerous conditions."
Earlier and as reported by Anadolu Mohammad-Hassan Nami, chairman of the Crisis Management Organization, told media on Tuesday they have been evacuating all the nearby buildings at risk of collapse, while rescue teams tried to enter the basement through tunnels dug around the collapsed building.
