Current figures: ~20,000 dead, 100,000 homeless.
The big temple thingy was originally a Persian Fire Temple, then a mosque, now a big heap of dust.
The death toll is so high because the buildings were all made of mud-bricks - the people can't afford to follow the building regulations, so the houses have no chance of surviving an earthquake.
What really gets me is that they're refusing all offers of aid from the Israelis. That they offered help is the first place is surprising, given the goverment's position, but having it turned down isn't exactly gonna help matters....