Azerbaijani President has offered condolences over a deadly building collapse in the southern Iranian city of Abadan, which resulted in the death of more than 30 people.

Iran PressAsia: In a message to his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, the Azerbaijani president said, “We are deeply saddened by the news that many people have been killed and injured in the collapse of a ten-story building in the city of Abadan.”

The ten-story Metropol building collapsed last week during the rush hour resulting in dozens of people being stuck under the rubble.

“On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I extend my deepest condolences to you, the families and relatives of the victims, and the entire Iranian people in connection with this tragedy, and I wish the injured a speedy recovery,” President Aliyev said in the message, according to Azerbaijani media.

ran Press reported on Monday that a ten-story commercial building collapsed in Abadan city, southwest of Iran, leaving four 30 dead and 55 injured. 219

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