An Iranian woman weeps as her dead relatives are taken away in the trunk of a car December 26, 2003 after an earthquake which measured 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Bam, 1285 kilometres southeast of Tehran. A devastating earthquake struck the ancient Silk Road city of Bam in southeastern Iran on Friday, killing more than 5,000 people and injuring thousands of others, Iranian news agency IRNA said. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi Pictures of the month December 2003 Pictures of the Year 2003 CJF/WS