Sixty Percent Of Buildings In Iran`s Capital `Don`t Comply` With Earthquake Standards
(Payvand Iran News)

An Iranian newspaper has quoted a Tehran risk management official as saying that 6-in-10 of the city`s buildings don`t meet seismic standards and would be heavily damaged if a major earthquake hit. The report in the Hamshahri newspaper quotes city risk management department head Reza Karami-Mohammadi as saying 1-in-5 of Tehran`s buildings would be `;completely destroyed`; in a big earthquake.