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Al-Arabia – The risk of floods has forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan on Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.The villages were close to the Dez and Karkheh rivers, Shush county governor Adnan Qazi said, quoted by IRNA.At least 45 people were killed in the past …

An Iranian state-linked charity says more than 25,000 homes have been destroyed in flash floods across Iran amid what authorities said were the heaviest rains recorded in the past decade.At least 45 people have been killed since March 19, according to official figures, in floods that swept northern, central, and southern Iran and spread to western and southwestern parts of …

Radiozamaneh – Only a few days after the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) heavy rainfall caused flash floods across Iran, affecting 25 out of 31 provinces of Iran including Fars, Lorestan and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari. The extent of the damage is yet to be determined as the rainfalls continue and the flood continues to hit more cities in Lorestan. As of …

Mehr News Agency – The Gomishan and Aqqala counties in northern province of Golestan have been severely affected by recent flash floods and people have to travel around the surrounding areas by boats these days. Today, the IRGC Ground Forces Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said that the IRGC engineering units and Khatam al-Anbia Construction Base have reopened all roads …

Radiofarda – A new storm system moved into western Iran on Sunday and many cities are witnessing strong rains, as Iran’s Meteorological Organization (IMRO) has warned of strong winds and storms in the next two days. The official death toll stands at 45 and even in the capital Tehran more than 20 neighborhoods have received text messages warning of strong …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Meteorological Organization (IMRO) has issued a nationwide alert expecting heavy rains in the next three days and the governor of the oil-rich Khuzestan province has declared an emergency situation over more floods. IMRO has announced that heavy rains from March 31 to April 2 will inundate western, central and northern Iran. Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazl told …

Radiofarda – An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale has hit Khourmowj area near Bushehr, in southern Iran, on the Persian Gulf. According to the Seismological Center of Iran, the jolt happened in a depth of 18 kilometers, however, no accurate reports have been published yet on the epicenter of the quake. Earthquakes in Bushehr area are significant as …

Radiofarda – Authorities in Iran worked on Saturday to evacuate villages threatened by flooding in southwestern areas as forecasters predicted more of the heavy rains that have killed at least 45 people this week, state media reported. Iran – Floods in southwestern Khuzestan province, March 29, 2019 State television said at least 11 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh …

Radiofarda – Local officials in various parts of flood hit provinces across Iran say the country has sustained tens of trillion rials of losses in the floods that hit 28 of the country’s 31 provinces during the past week. The government has not submitted any comprehensive report about the economic impact of the floods yet. Reports of damages surface here …

Iran-HRM – Since March 19, large parts of Iran have been affected by heavy rainfall that caused disastrous flash floods. A large number of people have lost their lives and an even bigger number of people have been injured or have lost their homes to severe damage. Report indicate that the regime has tried to cover up the extent of …