Flood

Lightning struck, fuse blew, and four women died in Ahvaz Hospital

When lightning struck, the fuse blew and the power went out. The emergency power devices also failed, and four women were hospitalized…

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Schools in a number of cities in Khuzestan, Fars, Bushehr, Lorestan and Isfahan closed

With the arrival of a precipitation system from southwestern Iran, schools and universities in a number of cities in the provinces of Khuzestan, Fars, Bushehr,…

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Recent rainfall has caused flooding in 16 provinces of Iran; damage from the April flood is still ongoing

Following recent rainfall in various cities in Iran, the head of the Red Crescent Relief and Rescue Organization warned of flooding and landslides…

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Students in flood-affected areas: From dropping out of school to traveling by boat

Some students are studying in emergency camps in flood-hit areas. Many of them have dropped out of school. The migration of educators and the shortage of personnel…

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Three months after the Shiraz flood; four former mayors found guilty; the judiciary denies the role of other institutions

The Fars provincial judiciary has found four of Shiraz's former mayors equally guilty of the April flood in the city.

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Sending "two billion" SMS messages to inform about floods in Farvardin

According to the head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran, "In total, in April this year, more than two billion text messages (excluding...

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81% of the country's dam capacity filled; Qazvin Dam overflows

The head of the country's dam operation group announced that 81 percent of the country's dams have been filled to capacity, and said that the amount of water entering the country...

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"More than 730 historical monuments" damaged in recent floods in Iran

The Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran says that the floods at the beginning of this solar year in the country have destroyed more than 730 historical and ancient monuments…

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