BAM (Iran): “Was the earthquake that hit this ancient Silk Road city on Dec 26 an act of God venting his wrath on a morally decaying society?” asks Dr Afshin Asadi, the head of the Insurance Unit of the Imam Khomeini Hospital.
“Although not engulfed in lawlessness, Bam has degraded over the years, with about 25% of its about 200,000 people being opium addicts.
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