The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs and his delegation visited the homes of the victims of the Tabas mine accident in the cities of Kashmer, Bardeskan and Qochan in Razavi Khorasan province, met and talked closely with their families and consoled them.
In these meetings, Zahra Behrouz-Azer expressed her condolences to all the affected families, especially their survivors in the cities of Kashmer, Bardeskan and Qochan, and closely followed up the situation of the miners’ families.
While conveying the condolences of the president and the members of the government and the sympathy of all Iranian people in this tragic incident, he said with respect and gratitude to the relatives and fellow citizens of these loved ones: We know that the first days of every mourning is only the warmth of the presence of families and relatives comforting the hearts of the survivors. And we appreciate this cultural capital.
In these meetings, he presented a report on the government’s actions since the release of this news, including the presence of the ministers of the interior, labor, industry, and mining at the time of the incident, the formation of a crisis management team and specialized teams for inspection and compilation of reports, and he said: “The sadness of parting.” And being deprived of such a compassionate husband and father is hard and life-threatening enough, and we are trying not to impose any more sorrow and worry on these loved ones.
The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, further, presented a report on the actions and follow-up of family pensions by the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Security, and the pension orders issued for a number of these loved ones, which were issued by the Minister of Labor, The representative of the Minister of Labor presented and clarified that the pension of these families will be paid from the end of this month.
In these meetings, following the housing situation of the families of those who died in the Tabas mine accident, Behrouz Azer noted: According to the president’s emphasis on providing housing for the victims of the Tabas mine accident, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has conducted the necessary investigations and it is decided to allocate housing to women heads of families without housing. and undertake the improvement for others, the details of which will be announced in the coming week.
He announced the supply of some of the household appliances for these families through the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade and said: The Red Crescent Organization is also responsible for coordinating and collecting donations for the families of deceased miners.
The Vice President for Women and Family Affairs announced the establishment of a counseling and support system for these families.
During this trip, Behrouz Azar met with the wife and parents of the late Meisham Moini and expressed his gratitude and appreciation for their godly and benevolent action in organ donation that led to a new life for five other people.
Most of the victims of the Tabas mine explosion live in Khorasan-Razavi province, and during this one-day trip, 14 families in Qochan, Bardskan and Kashmar cities were visited and talked to by two separate teams from the Vice-Chancellor of Women and Family Affairs.
The explosion incident caused by a gas leak in the “Madanjo” coal mine of Tabas happened around 21:00 on Saturday, 31 September 1403, and 2 blocks B and C of the mine were affected, as a result of which, according to the latest official statistics, 65 people from The miners were imprisoned. The rescue operation to remove the miners trapped in the mine continued until the morning of Wednesday, the 4th of Mehr, and a total of 49 dead bodies were removed from the mine tunnels.
Also, 16 people were injured in this accident, three people were brain dead, and the number of dead increased to 52 people, some of whom were from Razavi Khorasan.
