Discussion: Rescuers Search Debris After Iran-Iraq Earthquake Kills More Than 400

And these folks, as badly as they need all the help they can get, will still get more help faster than the people of Puerto Rico, which is still a mess.
The picture is informative. Look behind the lady at what is left of the building. Very little construction outside of the cities has any real re-enforcement. Shake it, and it falls in on you like a pile of hard mud-brick. That’s why the death toll is so high, and regrettably will go higher.
But America will forget about this in 3 or 4 days too. As soon as the next creepy Political hack comes along.
Which is yet another reason that Puerto Rico is still a mess, too.