Major floods across much of Iran have left 19 people dead and more than 90 injured
Major floods across much of Iran have left 19 people dead and more than 00 injured, blocking roads and triggering landslides with warnings of more heavy rain to come, emergency services said Monday.
Many of those killed in Shiraz were holidaymakers caught in the flood as they entered the city in their cars. Reports on the ultra-conservative Fars news agency that Rouhani has been vacationing on the southern Gulf island of Qeshm have triggered criticism from his political opponents.Iran's meteorological service has warned of more heavy showers until Wednesday, forecasting as much as 15 centimetres of rainfall in some western provinces in the next 24 hours.
A child's doll lies in front of destroyed cars after a flash flood in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran.The police have advised against road trips in the coming days, with many roads blocked by flooding or landslides caused by heavy rains.The Crises Management Organisation and the health ministry, in charge of hospitals, have cancelled all leave and been placed on full alert.
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