According to Mokhtar Salahshu, an official of the Red Crescent, told state television, there are still some outbreaks that will be completely extinguished in the next few days and health sources say the death toll is 70.

The day before, the Minister of the Interior, Eskandar Mosmeni, said that the causes of the incident were due to negligence in the safety and civil defense standards of the port.

Those responsible for the catastrophe have already been identified, the Persian minister said in a statement reported by the media.

The port of Shahid Rajaí is located near the city of Bandar Abbas, on the Strait of Hormuz, some 1,000 kilometers from Tehran.

This Monday was a day of public mourning in Iran declared by the authorities, who also expressed their condolences and solidarity with the families of the victims.

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