On December 26, 2003 at 05:27 before dawn, a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, killing more than 26,000 in the city of Bam and destroying 85% of buildings.
At the cemetery, white bed sheets are disposed to be used as shroud for incoming bodies while mass grave trenches are excavated in haste with construction equipment to bury thousands of victims. 29 December 2003. On December 26, 2003 at 05:27 AM local time, a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, killing more than 26,000 in the city of Bam and destroying 85% of buildings.
At the cemetery, white bed sheets are cut out to be used as shroud for incoming bodies while mass grave trenches are excavated in haste with construction equipment to bury thousands of victims. 29 December 2003. On December 26, 2003 at 05:27 AM local time, a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, killing more than 26,000 in the city of Bam and destroying 85% of buildings.
At the cemetery, mass grave trenches are excavated in haste with construction equipment to bury thousands of victims. 29 December 2003. On December 26, 2003 at 05:27 AM local time, a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, killing more than 26,000 in the city of Bam and destroying 85% of buildings.
At the cemetery, mass grave trenches are excavated in haste with construction equipment to bury thousands of victims. 29 December 2003. On December 26, 2003 at 05:27 AM local time, a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, killing more than 26,000 in the city of Bam and destroying 85% of buildings.
At the cemetery, white bed sheets are cut out to be used as shroud for incoming bodies while mass grave trenches are excavated in haste with construction equipment to bury thousands of victims. 29 December 2003. On December 26, 2003 at 05:27 AM local time, a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Iran, killing more than 26,000 in the city of Bam and destroying 85% of buildings.