We're sitting on a time bomb
I just cannot comprehend the fact that all these frequent earthquakes all around the country are neither moving the government nor anyone inside the danger zones including Tehran. Our beloved ancient land is apparently the hottest spot in the world for earthquakes, having numerous big and small seismological faults and being located in the intersection of massive moving plates.
In the past 15 years we've had deadly earthquakes all over the country: Gilan, Azarbaijan, Khorasan, and twice in Kerman (Bam and Zarand) just in the past one year. Yet you don't see any national plan to tackle this big danger, which in just a few minutes, could potentially kill more Iranians than the total number of casualties of the 8-year war with Iraq. If an earthquake in the scale of recent Kerman quakes happens in Tehran, we will witness the ultimate tragedy in human history with millions of dead and injured. Who is going to save the people? the grand 50-strong ambulance fleet? (is it not a shame, for a city of 12 million)? or the even grander fire engine fleet? who's going to accommodate the patients after half of the hospitals collapse?
When the Bam disaster was hot and a similar event in Tehran became everyone's nightmare, scientists advised the government to start a mass migration policy by moving the capital and encouraging people to settle down elsewhere. But then in the past year unfortunately dirty politics has taken over with issues such as the nuclear talks and the castration of the government. The Zarand quake was a hint. wake up guys! Why do we always wait until the tragedy strikes? Is this a cultural problem, or pure ignorance?
I feel people just don't want to think about it, They know it's going to happen, but they prefer to forget the whole thing and enjoy the peace of mind of the moment (if there is any).
It's like a huge cattle of sheep, they're going to be slaughtered sooner or later, but while they're alive they prefer to continue grazing and not to think about the butcher's knife.
The government is very short sighted, and people feel to weak to do anything.
(at February 25, 2005 10:52 PM)
Nazanin, what can you expect from the brain and vision of Mullahs. This is what happens when Islam (religion) stands before human dignity.
(at February 26, 2005 09:35 AM)
lets not think about Tehran earthquak for a while,. unfortunately in a geophysics conference in tehran university , one scientist after a simulation says till 2055, all the Great Britain and some small parts of north eastern europe will go under water from the north pole ices due to the temperature changes on the earth. so you find a soulution for this, and we inside iran find a solution for the tehran earthquake.
(at February 28, 2005 09:50 AM)
Find your answer in the article that I recently added to the site. Ebrahim Nabavi's article.
(at February 28, 2005 11:38 AM)
Amin, I believe the Kyoto treaty is the answer to what you said. The problem is that the world (including Great Britain and Northern Europe) understand their problems, simulate the worst case scenario and unite the world to sign a major treaty and is thought to have a positive effect or reduce the damage of global warming.
I'm looking for your solution from inside Iran. My solution is simple: I'm moving from Tehran with my family towards the south, in near future.
(at February 28, 2005 12:58 PM)
I am guessing that you are the same nazanin khanoum that I had the pleasure to chat with on one of the paltalk sessions. The Admin was a gentleman with his ID as Ghazanfer. In any event, I enjoyed your comments then and this article as well. Please do not tell ghazanfar that I commended you, he might kill me!
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