4 min read. February, 25, 2020 - 17:22 Society/Culture Iran flood: Dozens killed and homes damaged after heavy rain At least 18 people have died and more than 70 injured, after heavy rains caused severe flooding across Iran. Iran. At least 18 people were killed and around 100 others were wounded in flash floods in Iran's southern province of Fars, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. 4 min read. Somayeh Malekian. Heavy Rain Causes Flooding in Iran (+Video) TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Days of heavy rainfall caused flooding in southwestern Tehran province and parts of Kerman province on Thursday and Friday.

Flooding in Iran leaves at least 19 dead The hardest-hit area was Shiraz.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Heavy rainfall caused flooding in some cities and villages in parts of Iran, including the western province of Lorestan, on Tuesday. By. Snow has also caused problems in higher elevations. Rescue operations are under way across Iran as the death toll from severe flooding has reached more than 60. Share to … The authorities ordered the evacuation of flood-ravaged cities in western Iran.

Flooding has affected wide areas of Sistan and Baluchestan, including the capital Zahedan, as well as Konarak, Saravan, Nik Shahr, Delgan, Bazman, Chabahar, Zarābād and Khash. TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Heavy rainfall caused flooding in dozens of cities and villages in Iran’s northwestern province of Ardebil, forcing many families to leave their homes. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired these false-color images on March 28, 2019, and April 3, 2018 (for comparison of more typical seasonal conditions). ISNA reported widespread … Iran floods: Mass evacuations amid warnings of heavy showers. Farms have been severely damaged across the country, with flood waters causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and lost crops. Though the end of winter and start of spring have brought seasonal floods here since ancient times, this spring has been severe in some areas of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan. Seventy people have died in flooding in Iran after record rainfalls began saturating parts of the country last month, state-run media reported. According to news accounts and relief agencies, at least 1,900 cities and villages across 26 of Iran's 31 provinces have been affected by flooding, which has killed more than 60 people and displaced thousands of others. State-run Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported flooding in Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman provinces. Severe flooding that hit Iran in March and April was the world's ninth costliest weather disaster of 2019, according to insurance broker Aon (formerly called Aon Benfield). Fresh flooding may affect 400,000 people in southern Iran, officials say, after 70 people were killed by rising waters. The Red Crescent said contact had been lost with much of the region.