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Official says over 25,000 bodies of quake victims buried

IRNA

Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA -- The bodies of over 25,000 victims of the 
killer quake in Bam, a historical city in southeastern province of 
Kerman, have been buried until Monday morning, said Interior Ministry 
spokesman Jahanbakhsh Khanjani here on Monday. 
Khanjani said the quake toll will rise by the coming hours 
considering the scale of damage inflicted on the area and 
destruction of major portion of the city. 
He said Bam has been unfortunately levelled to the ground and 
more than 12,000 of the injured have been transferred to all Iranian 
provinces by air or by land. 
He cited water, packaged food, detergents, masks, coverings and 
mechanical diggers as the prime items needed in the quake-stricken 
areas. 
The source said the majority of civil servants have been either 
killed or injured in the devastating quake. 
Khanjani said drinking water facilities are being repaired and 
the electricity services have been fully restored. He added that 
several mobile hospitals too are now busy rendering services to the 
patients. 
Furthermore, he said railway facilities are now working, 
transferring required items to and from the area. 
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