THERE were brief moments of joy amid the horror of the earthquake shattered Iranian town of Bam yesterday when a young girl and a baby were rescued from under the rubble just as search teams were giving up hope.

There were brief moments of joy amid the horror of the earthquake shattered Iranian town of Bam today when a young girl and a baby were rescued alive from under the rubble just as search teams were giving up hope.

Two massive aftershocks caused more walls to tumble and left a rising cloud of dust over the remains of Iran’s earthquake devastated city of Bam today.