Death toll from flash floods in Iran reaches 53
Baku, July 30, AZERTAC
At least 53 people have been killed in recent flash floods in different Iranian provinces, a senior Iranian rescue and relief official said on Friday, according to Xinhua.
Mehdi Vallipour, head of the Relief and Rescue Organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, told the semi-official Fars News Agency that 16 people were still missing.
Vallipour noted that 3,000 people have so far been provided with emergency accommodation and another 1,300 were transferred to safe places.
Rescue operations are being carried out by 687 rescue teams comprising 3,000 rescuers, he added.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday ordered the ministers, heads of organizations and governor-generals across the country to mobilize all their facilities to manage the possible floods, according to the presidential website.
Mohammadi said in some cities, power and telecommunication networks have had temporary outages.
The ongoing heavy rainfalls, expected to continue until Monday, have so far led to flooding in 20 Iranian provinces, causing damage to 100 counties and 300 villages.
Residents in the affected areas have been warned against going to potentially high-risk areas, such as river banks and watercourses.
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