Floods in Sistan and Baluchestan; Roads flooded in Khuzestan

Following flooding in Iran's western and northern provinces last month, flooding in Sistan and Baluchestan province in eastern Iran on Sunday destroyed a bridge and evacuated three villages.

According to the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, the flow of water that entered Iran from Afghanistan was directed towards the Hamoun Wetland after entering Sistan and Baluchestan.

Meanwhile, the Niatek Bridge, located on the Zabol-Hirmand route, was destroyed on Sunday morning due to severe flooding, and the Zabol-Hirmand road was closed.

Meanwhile, Ruhollah Sargazi, Deputy Director of Crisis Management for the Sistan and Baluchestan Governorate, announced that three villages in Hirmand County were evacuated due to flooding and their residents were moved to safe places.

Simultaneously with the flooding in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, flooding in Khuzestan Province continues.

Meanwhile, flooding has submerged parts of the Ahvaz-Khorramshahr national road, the only connection route between the cities of Abadan, Khorramshahr, and Shadegan to Ahvaz, slowing traffic on this road.

Meanwhile, Kourosh Movadet, acting governor of Khorramshahr, said that army forces and the crisis management headquarters are trying to prevent more water from entering the road.

Previously, other roads from these three cities to Ahvaz had been closed due to flooding.

The Ahvaz-Abadan road has remained closed since mid-April following the flooding of the Karun River and flooding of parts of it.

The old Khorramshahr-Ahvaz road is still closed to vehicles due to flooding.

There is also a possibility of flooding from the overflowing Shadegan Wetland onto the Abadan-Mahshahr road.

The flooding of the Karkheh, Dez, and Karun rivers has so far flooded more than 270 villages and more than 100,000 hectares of agricultural land in Khuzestan, putting about 400,000 people at risk from the floods.

On Sunday, the CEO of Iran Railways announced that the southern rail line was closed, but trains could still travel to Gorgan on the northern rail line.

Saeed Rasouli said that after the damaged sections are reconstructed, the trains will resume running.

Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Sunday, April 15, that 25 provinces and more than 4,400 villages in the country were affected by floods.

Meanwhile, Ali Asghar Peyvandi, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, announced that during this period, 450,000 people have been provided with relief and 220,000 people have been given emergency housing.

Source: Radio Farda