The death toll from a collapsed building in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan has risen to 31.
The official IRNA news agency said on Monday two more bodies had been pulled from the rubble of an under-construction tower that collapsed a week ago.
Rescue workers were still clearing the debris of the 10-storey building and searching for more victims under the toppled part of the Metropol Building. Out of 37 injured people, two remain hospitalised.
Authorities investigating the disaster have detained Abadan’s current and past mayors and several other municipal employees, amid accusations that safety warnings were ignored. So far, 13 people have also been arrested for building violations.
