Flooding Kills Seven in Southern Iran

FILE: An Iranian woman walks through a flooded road on January 13, 2020 in the village of Dashtiari in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan region, as severe downpour led to floods across region, blocking roads and damaging homes. (File/AFP)

Seven people died as floods hit the southern Iranian provinces of Bushehr and Hormozgan during the last few days.

Mehdi Valipour, head of the Red Crescent Society for Rescue and Relief, announced that 318 rescuers in 76 operational teams helped flood victims in 41 cities, villages, and nomadic areas, IRNA reported.

Six provinces of Isfahan, Bushehr, Tehran, Fars, Hormozgan, and Yazd have been affected by flooding, he added.

Also, 1,202 flood victims were rescued, 42 of whom were accommodated in temporary shelters in rescue stations, schools, and mosques.