Protests against authorities in Iran in the wake of a deadly building collapse are continuing a week after the incident, videos on social media show.
Angry demonstrators have taken to the streets nightly across Khuzestan province, where the unfinished building fell down last Monday.
The death toll rose to 34, with four people still missing, the state news agency Irna reported on Tuesday.The incident in Abadan is the deadliest of its kind in Iran for years.
Thirteen people, reportedly including the mayor, two former mayors and the building contractor have been arrested over the collapse, Irna says.
However protesters are blaming the wider authorities, accusing them of negligence and corruption.
Demonstrations have also been held in other parts of Iran, with shouts of “Death to Khamenei!” – a reference to Iran’s supreme leader – heard on unverified video posted on social media and said to have taken place in the south of the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Monday night, Reuters news agency reported.
Similar shouts were heard at protests in the southern port city of Bushehr, Reuters said.