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(23 Dec 2004) SHOTLIST Bam - 19 December 2004 1. Pan of Bam cemetery (called Behesht-e-Zahra in Farsi) 2. Various of grave of a six members of one family 3. Mid shot of workers installing a gravestone 4. Walking shot of Javad, who lost 25 members in Bam earthquake 5. Close up of Javad praying 6. Wide of cemetery 7. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Javad: "Because I have no money, I could not buy gravestones for all the family. Gravestones are expensive, each between 100 to 200 dollars. Consider 25 members of my family have passed away, 25 gravestones would cost 2500 dollars. How can I afford this money while I have no financial support?" 8. Mid shot Javad walking by gravestones 9. Pan of stonemason Kazem working 10. Various of Kazem working on gravestones 11. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Kazem, stonemason: "I have made about 15 to 20 thousand gravestones during the last year." 12. Another stonemason working 13. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Kazem "Many of the people who came for the gravestones paid the expenses but we made a deal with those who could not afford them. We charged them by instalments and at a cheaper price." 14. Wide of gravestones at workshop 15. Close up of engraving File: Bam, 28th December 2003 16. Various aerials showing destruction in Bam in immediate aftermath of earthquake Bam - 19th December 2004 17. Mid shot of mother and son in Bam cemetery 18. Mid shot workers installing gravestones for woman's family members 19. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Jalal "We have paid the expenses for the gravestones from the blood money we got from the government, I mean we paid the blood money for the gravestones." 20. Mid shot girl watches as gravestone installed 21. Pan of cemetery 22. Mid shot woman and child by grave 23. Wide of cemetery STORYLINE: On December the 26th 2003 some 26 thousand people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 6-point-5 struck the historic city of Bam in southeastern Iran. A year on, those left behind continue to suffer, out of sight of the rest of the world. Around 75 thousand people were left homeless and almost every family in the city of about 120 thousand lost a loved one. They are suffering psychologically - and financially. Not only are relatives having to come to terms with losing friends and family, but they are having to cope with meeting the cost for gravestones for their lost loved ones. Purchasing a gravestone for a relative is part of traditional mourning in Iran, but for some residents of Bam this practice is leaving them penniless. Bam cemetery is a central focus of much of the grief of the survivors. Hundreds of people go to the graveyard (named Behesht-e-Zahra) each day to commemorate the victims of the devastating earthquake. Javad is typical of many who can be found there. He lost 25 relatives in the earthquake and is the only surviving member of his family. 25 deaths means 25 gravestones - and the crippling cost involved. According to tradition, Iranians put a gravestone on the graves of the dead people. Based on the quality, the prices of gravestones differ from 100 to 200 US dollars. Paying such a price for some families who have lost more than thirty members is now becoming a big problem. The stone masons do their best to help out. Many themselves have lost relatives and understand the problems facing those with little money. Some have come to special agreements, allowing people to pay by instalments, or they turn a blind eye when customers are short of money. The earthquake will have an impact on these people for decades. Whole generations were wiped out on that fateful day. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...