‘I Am Alive’: Survivors of Iran Earthquake Mourn as Government Scrambles to Help
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‘I Am Alive’: Survivors of Iran Earthquake Mourn as Government Scrambles to Help
14, 2017
KUIK-E HASAN, Iran — In Kuik-e Hasan, a village of 800 people in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, Moadel Yari, 35, stood biting his lip as he recited the names
of the family members lost: "Amin, Hajar, Toba, Hajin, Abdellah, Boshra, Ozve, Somron." Iranians living near the border with Iraq are accustomed to earthquakes.
The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called the quake "a divine test for officials and Iranians," one
that will determine "if they can carry out their duties." President Hassan Rouhani visited the region and stopped in the worst-hit city, Sarpol-e Zahab, promising more help and low-interest loans to developers to rebuild collapsed apartment complexes.
Pouria Gorji said that We want to make sure these people get the help they need,
There are more than 530 dead, a massive loss in itself,
but coming to terms with so much death — and the damage to so many structures, in a region of small villages and towns, all at the same time — was that much harder.
The government is overwhelmed." "Let’s be honest, we don’t have proper crisis management,
but we always send a lot of people to help," said Nader Karimi Joni, a journalist.
But for the people in this region the struggle was more elemental — many are living in tents, huddled against the biting cold.
14, 2017
KUIK-E HASAN, Iran — In Kuik-e Hasan, a village of 800 people in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, Moadel Yari, 35, stood biting his lip as he recited the names
of the family members lost: "Amin, Hajar, Toba, Hajin, Abdellah, Boshra, Ozve, Somron." Iranians living near the border with Iraq are accustomed to earthquakes.
The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called the quake "a divine test for officials and Iranians," one
that will determine "if they can carry out their duties." President Hassan Rouhani visited the region and stopped in the worst-hit city, Sarpol-e Zahab, promising more help and low-interest loans to developers to rebuild collapsed apartment complexes.
Pouria Gorji said that We want to make sure these people get the help they need,
There are more than 530 dead, a massive loss in itself,
but coming to terms with so much death — and the damage to so many structures, in a region of small villages and towns, all at the same time — was that much harder.
The government is overwhelmed." "Let’s be honest, we don’t have proper crisis management,
but we always send a lot of people to help," said Nader Karimi Joni, a journalist.
But for the people in this region the struggle was more elemental — many are living in tents, huddled against the biting cold.