Death toll from Iran building collapse rises to 22
ANKARA – The death toll from a building collapse in southwestern Iran’s Khuzestan province rose to 22, while 48 people were rescued from the rubble.
Ihsan Abbasipur, the governor of the city of Abadan, told Iranian state television that the number of injured people as a result of the collapse of a 10-storey business center under construction stood at 37.
Efforts are underway to rescue those still trapped under the building that collapsed in the city of Abadan on Monday, May 23.
More than 150 people are said to have been inside the Metro Pol commercial building on the busy Amiri Street when it collapsed.
Mohammad-Hassan Nami, chairman of the Crisis Management Organization, had told the media earlier that 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.
As many as 11 people have also been taken into custody amid an investigation into the incident, said the provincial Prosecutor General’s Office.
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