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class=\u0022js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__382100__en\u0022\u003E\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022blog-block__content__description rich-text pt-6 mb:pt-10 mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-center embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--center\u0022 xmlns:xlink=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center info \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/96391\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/media_2022\/05\/202205mena_iran_collapse.jpeg?itok=fxYMHibw 480w, 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href=\u0022https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/84768520\/%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%DB%B5-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%DB%B2%DB%B4-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1\u0022\u003Edeath\u003C\/a\u003E of at least 24 people and injured dozens more. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/84767785\/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%B1%DB%B8-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF\u0022\u003EReports\u003C\/a\u003E indicate that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral local authorities alleged that the building failed to meet official construction standards. On the day of the collapse, Sadegh Jafari Changi, the Khuzestan Province prosecutor, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iribnews.ir\/fa\/news\/3453803\/%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C-%DB%B1%DB%B0-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%AE%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%84\u0022\u003Esaid\u003C\/a\u003E that 10 people, including the mayor of Abadan and two former mayors, had been \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/persian\/iran-61544997\u0022\u003Earrested in connection with the incident.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn May 24, Khuzestan governor Sadegh Khalilian \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.irna.ir\/news\/84765749\/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%86%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86\u0022\u003Eclaimed\u003C\/a\u003E that \u0022non-compliance with laws, regulations and technical principles in the construction\u0022 was behind the collapse. On the same day, Siamak Sadeghi, the head of the Association of Housing and Building in Khuzestan, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.isna.ir\/news\/1401030302375\/%D8%B7%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%88%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AB%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%84\u0022\u003Etold\u003C\/a\u003E the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) that the building was initially supposed to be seven stories but that three stories were added, increasing the stress on the foundation and which could have contributed to the collapse.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Human Rights Activist News Agency reports residents of Abadan and several other cities \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hra-news.org\/2022\/hranews\/a-35006\/\u0022\u003Egathered in the streets\u003C\/a\u003E to demand accountability for the collapse. 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