During the trip to Bam, the prince met some of the 30,000 people who had been made homeless by the quake, which measured 6.7 on the Richter scale. More than 40,000 people died in the disaster.Prince Charles expressed his and Britain’s continuing support for those left impoverished or made homeless by the quake, and listened as survivors spoke of their hardship.He also discussed efforts to rebuild the underground canals that irrigate the land around the city.