Three survivors pulled from quake rubble

RESCUE workers pulled three more survivors from the rubble of Bam’s devastating earthquake yesterday — including a man saved from a flattened house — as relief crews restored some electricity and rushed more aid into the ruined ancient city.

A provincial official said the death toll would top 30,000 but that it would not reach 40,000.

Although hopes for survivors were fading, workers said they had rescued a 40-year-old man from the remains of a home today. The man was conscious enough to open his eyes from time to time before they sent him to hospital. Earlier, Iranian television said another survivor, 27-year-old Yadallah Saadatmand, was pulled from the rubble overnight with only a broken pelvis.