Those killed by the explosion of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas are amounts to 40, and 800 the injured

Iran He has one mourning day National for tomorrow Monday After the Great explosion Who shook the port of Shahid Rajai on Saturday, in the southern city of Bandar Abás, according to Sunday afternoon’s balance, 40 fatalities and 800 injuredof which 190 are still being admitted to the hospital.

“After the tragic incident in Bandar Abás, the government declared the national mourning day tomorrow (Monday),” said the spokeswoman for the Iranian government, Fatemeh Mohajarani, who has transferred condolences to the families of the victims.

“Iran is by his side,” said Mohajarani.

This morning the governor of the province of Hormozgan, Mohammad Ashuri, announced with days of mourning in that province, where the most important and modern port of Iran is, which manages more than 55 % of export and imports in the country, 70 % of port traffic and more than 80 % of container traffic.

The Iranian president, Masud Fishshkian, has traveled from Tehran to Bandar Abás City to visit the port of Shahid Rajai.

After the explosion

The strong outbreak took place, according to the first investigations, after various containers, supposedly with chemical material, caught fire on one of his docks. The authorities announced this morning that the situation is under control and that the flames are included in 80 %.

However, the newest Iranian media reports indicate that the wind continues to hinder the task of firefighters to fully suppress the fire and that new and small explosions have taken place in the port of Shahid Rajai, based in the Streatenstrategic of Ormuz.