The tragedy occurred on May 23 when the ten-storey Metropol building, under construction in Abadan, a city of 230,000 inhabitants in the province of Khuzestan, partially collapsed.
Occurring in the heart of one of the busiest streets of this city, the collapse left at least 31 dead and many injured and missing, according to the latest report provided by the authorities, published Monday, May 30 at the end of the day in the daily Hamchahrithe publication of the Tehran City Hall.
The tragedy, one of the deadliest in the construction field in Iran, has angered the population, after the media reported multiple irregularities during the construction of the building.
Since Friday, nocturnal rallies have been taking place mainly in Abadan, but also in other cities of the country.
“Recent rallies in some cities to commemorate the memory of the victims of the Metropol accident have been marred by violence. On Friday night in Abadan, police used tear gas