Hope fades in Iran after devastating earthquake

Monday, December 29, 2003

BAM, Iran -- Hopes of finding more earthquake survivors in Iran's ancient city of Bam faded Sunday as the sharp, foul smell of death permeated the pulverized rubble where mud-brick houses became instant tombs for more than 20,000 people.

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