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Picture of Research team of Institute of Health Research and School of Public health at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) and  School of Public Health at Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Iran

31 December 2003 | GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) .

To date, at least 26, 700 people have been buried as a result of the Bam earthquake. Approximately 30,000 are injured, and more than 12,000 of these people have been admitted to hospitals in other parts of the country. In total, the earthquake destroyed approximately 20,000 homes of the 90,000 inhabitants.

Sourse: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr95/en/