UN mission inspects hospital ruins in Abadan

The UN mission assessed a war-damaged brick palace used as a marine academy near Khorramshahr’s port. Despite major damage, it judged rehabilitation possible and recognized the building’s...

UN experts saw lively activity at a rehabilitated bazaar in Khorramshahr. The surrounding area appeared comparatively normal despite widespread destruction elsewhere in the city.

The mission saw a privately owned four-storey apartment building undergoing rehabilitation in central Khorramshahr, alongside housing construction elsewhere. Private rebuilding formed part of the...

Inspecting Minu Island’s rural housing, UN experts judged that prolonged abandonment and lack of maintenance caused much of the deterioration, while also observing apparent damage from hostilities.

UN experts found war damage and deterioration from neglect throughout Abadan’s inspected housing estates. They judged that extensive and costly work was needed to make these residential areas...

The UN mission was shown an abandoned school in Abadan bearing damage and signs of vandalism. Restoring education required attention to buildings and fittings as residents gradually returned.

Experts were shown a cinema with major cracks in Abadan. Iranian officials linked structural movement to hydrological changes, but the mission could not verify that explanation during its initial...

During the Abadan survey, UN experts saw one rehabilitated clinic. Iranian officials reported another repaired clinic and two under rehabilitation, illustrating incremental restoration of local...

Touring rural Abadan Island, UN experts found many houses apparently unoccupied for a long period. Some showed deterioration from neglect and others war damage, indicating obstacles to displaced...

The mission saw at least six abandoned brick kilns on Abadan Island, some partly destroyed. Officials said they would not be rehabilitated because their bricks were poor quality; the causes and timing...