Iraq shrine collapse: Al Sadr urges government to investigate Karbala landslide

[{"selector":"#anim-a02b32c0-5501-41eb-bfc8-54521e9f7830 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Iraq shrine collapse: Al Sadr urges government to investigate Karbala landslide

[{"selector":"#anim-aca5559c-ef99-4d93-a203-f700077bfaf6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The General Civil Defence Directorate reported that among those deceased in the landslide that slammed the Qattarat al-Imam Ali on Saturday were four women and a toddler.

[{"selector":"#anim-97455ce1-6473-45ff-9523-afcfb3f0db57 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] On Monday, rescuers in Iraq kept searching the debris for survivors.

[{"selector":"#anim-81a9e9ae-b5d0-49b9-ae13-e3da336a53f6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Two minarets flank the shrine, which is situated at the base of tall, naked rock walls.

[{"selector":"#anim-7ba1f194-e963-4fde-a84b-1d563625a1d0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Its concrete roof has been partially ruined.

[{"selector":"#anim-a142b535-abcf-4e62-9e95-a77e038a3da9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] According to Iraq's Civil Defense, the humidity that drenched an earthen embankment close to the shrine is what triggered the landside.

[{"selector":"#anim-512adddf-1d6e-4aba-acfe-24f469ec5f4b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Tens of thousands of people support Mr. Al Sadr, a Shiite cleric who wants to stop US and Iranian meddling in Iraq's domestic affairs.

[{"selector":"#anim-2cdefa1d-37c0-4f9f-8b4e-4f8005a02f0a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] In the parliamentary elections held in October, his party bloc garnered the most seats.

[{"selector":"#anim-bad27289-673a-4140-9f07-1699095526f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] However, a protracted impasse has stopped the nation from electing a new administration.

[{"selector":"#anim-590d5d96-19f9-4cf1-a687-736fde335e61 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] By Monday morning, three children had been rescued and sent to the hospital, while the bodies of a toddler, four women, and two adults had been found at the scene.