NCRI – The death toll in the earthquake that struck the Iranian city of Bushehr has reached 69, amid claims the regime is blocking aid to victims, reports from inside Iran have revealed.
All lines of communication to Shonbeh in Bushehr area have also been cut, routes to the area sealed off and the only news reaching the population is from state-run media.
One resident said that 80 per cent of the city had been devastated, with water, electricity and phone lines all severed.
Those trying to enter the area to aid the residents are being barred from entering and sometimes arrested by the army and Basij paramilitary forces.
Last Wednesday, April 10, a group including six doctors from the city of Shahrekord, north-east of Bushehr, tried to bring emergency equipment into the city but were attacked and held by security forces, it was reported.
