On May 23, a 10-storey commercial building in Abadan collapsed midway through construction, burying scores of people under the rubble. The Metropol disaster came about due to developers' failure to follow safety regulations while the local authority turned a blind eye. Bereaved families and residents in Khuzestan protested en masse and were met with brutal suppression by state security forces.
RELATED ARTICLES
you may also like
Sign up for our newsletter
Get the day's biggest stories from IranWire sent directly to your inbox.
comments