EDITORIAL RELIEF MISSION LOCAL HELP STILL NEEDED FOR IRAN QUAKE VICTIMS.IN just a few seconds, the political differences between the United States and a Middle Eastern country once named as part of the ``axis of evil'' by President George W. Bush, were wiped away Friday by Mother Nature herself. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake tore through the Iranian city of Bam, killing as many as 25,000 and injuring untold numbers of others. The walls of an ancient citadel toppled along with houses and businesses, obliterating o·blit·er·ate tr.v. o·blit·er·at·ed, o·blit·er·at·ing, o·blit·er·ates 1. To do away with completely so as to leave no trace. See Synonyms at abolish. 2. entire sections of the town. Aid came from all over the globe including the United States, and specifically the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , where a large Iranian immigrant population mobilized Friday to aid families, friends and countrymen. Californians, in particular, could empathize em·pa·thize v. To feel empathy in relation to another person. with the devastation. In an eerie precursor, a 6.5-magnitude quake struck just a few days earlier in a much less populated place, Paso Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
The difference in devastation wrought by the two quakes is enormous, and help for the victims in Iran is still needed. The IMAN Center in West Los Angeles
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