Bam

Several years after the earthquake of December 26, 2003 the city still is literally "on crutches". The old walls in the town center are supported by thick wooden pillars, and most of the territory was cleared of bricks, mud and ashes but that’s all. Iron columns are still sticking from the rubble here and there and dust swirls everywhere. There are 2-3 buses carrying mostly newsettlers and construction workers. There are some walls remaining from the ancient fortress propped up on crutches. Parts of the wall are raised again, others are secured with scaffolding. In 2000 Izmit looked similar 6 months after the earthquake.