Iran quake survivors tell of brushes with death

Friday, January 2, 2004

KERMAN, Iran -- Mehrdad Vakili remembers his father screaming, "Get out of the house!" as Iran's devastating earthquake began shaking the walls of the family's home. The 12-year-old boy ran but was immediately pinned by rubble.

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