Officials Report 560 New Sinkholes in One Iranian Province After Floods
Iranwire - once-fertile plains in Iran’s Yazd province have been afflicted by subsidence in at least 560 newly-identified locations, ISNA…
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A Third City in Western Iran Reports Water Supply Cut-Offs
Iranwire - The city of Urmia in West Azerbaijan province has become the latest to report chronic water supply problems…
Protests Flare in Iran’s Shahrekord After Nine Days Without Water
Iranwire -- People in the Iranian city of Shahrekord in Charmahal and Bakhtiari province have gathered in front of the…
Amber Warning in Tehran as New Floods Batter Mountain City
Iranwire - Fresh floods have engulfed the county of Firuzkuh in Tehran province on Wednesday shortly after weeks-long deluges left…
Iranian satellite to help agricultural production, disaster management
Al-Monitor - Iran will launch a new satellite into orbit next week. The Iranian Space Agency said Aug. 3 that…
Fears Mount for Missing as Iran Flooding Death Toll Reaches 90
Iranwire - At least 95 people have been killed in floods that swept Iran over the past week, according to the country’s…
Floods Kill at Least 53 in Iran; Rescuers Hunt for Missing
VOA - Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed…
At Least 7 Dead in Floods Near Tehran
VOA - At least seven people were killed in floods near Tehran on Thursday, most in a landslide that dumped…
Environmentalist Morad Tahbaz Released from Prison on Electronic Tag
Iranwire - The Iranian news website Emtedad reports that environmentalist Morad Tahbaz has been released on bail from Evin Prison. Tahbaz, who…
Floods Kill More Than 20 People In Southern Iran, Says State Media
rferl.org - Flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern province of Fars have killed at least 21 people following heavy rainfall,…