UN experts inspect the destroyed entrance bridge at Naftshahr

Inspecting the Naderi bridge on the Andimeshk–Dehloran road, experts found the main span lying in the Karkheh river. Bailey bridging provided temporary access while a new bridge was being built...

At Changuleh bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts found debris from the destroyed crossing and a temporary steel-truss replacement. A completely new bridge was still needed.

At a 60-metre bridge on the Dehloran–Mehran road, experts saw old deck debris and deformed steel reused in a temporary deck. Piers had been repaired, with a new deck planned on them.

Experts assessed three damaged Kondjancham crossings on the Mehran–Saleh Abad road. A deviation bypassed two bridges; the third used a temporary steel deck on repaired piers. Permanent replacement...

At Haftdhaneh’s seven-arch bridge on the Chenel Zari–Sumar road, experts found two spans destroyed. Temporary steel repairs maintained a crossing, but extensive reconstruction was still required.

At Tangab bridge on the Naftshahr–Qasr-e-Shirin road, experts found only damaged piers left. A box culvert provided a makeshift crossing, many vehicles used the ford, and work on a replacement...

At Abadan’s medium-wave radio site, experts saw ruined antenna bases and damaged equipment, alongside a new transmitter and studio building. Unexploded bombs remained just outside the boundary walls.

Experts visited Qasr-e-Shirin’s medium-wave transmitter station and found it devastated, with only diesel-generator engine blocks remaining. Reconstruction had recently begun at a site formerly...

At Khosrow Abad’s television/FM site near Abadan, experts found severe damage and scattered wreckage. Reconstruction was under way but the site was not operational; the main television centre had...

The mission visited Bostan’s television site and found total destruction: neither building remained standing and wreckage lay scattered across the area. Reconstruction had not yet taken place.