The number of those who died as a result of the explosion that occurred on April 26 in the port of Bender-Abbas on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran increased to 46 people.
According to the official Iranian Irana Iranian, the incident was presented by the General Director of the Emergency Situations Office of the province of Khormozgan Mehrdad Hasanzade.
“The number of those who died in the port of Shahid -Rajai reached 46 people,” he said.
Iranian official said that out of 1210 injured, 1072 people have already been discharged from hospitals, treatment 138 victims continues.
On Saturday, at lunchtime, in the port of Bender-Abbas in the south of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf there was a powerful explosion.
The cause of the explosion has not yet been established.
previously reported that the explosion occurred as a result of detonation of several containers in the port; The number of dead then reached 40 people, and the number of the wounded exceeded 1000.
on the frames from the scene, it is clear that part of the port received serious damage.
Iranian authorities said that at the moment no signs of sabotage have been discovered.