Iran flooding leaves at least 80 dead and 30 missing

• Iran flooding leaves at least 80 deadYaghoub Soleimani, secretary-general of the Red Crescent Society, said 59 people have perished and 30 are missing since the start of the Iranian month of Mordad on July 23.
• Soleimani said 60 cities, 140 towns, and more than 500 villages in the 83 million-person nation were flooded.
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered condolences to the families and urged on authorities to restore the harm.

Iran flooding leaves at least 80 dead

Yaghoub Soleimani, secretary-general of the Red Crescent Society, said 59 people have perished and 30 are missing since the start of the Iranian month of Mordad on July 23.

In the generally dry southern region of Fars, torrential rainfall created flash floods that killed 22 people before Mordad.

Many victims were riverside.

Soleimani said 60 cities, 140 towns, and more than 500 villages in the 83 million-person nation were flooded.

Tehran province has 35 fatalities. Mazandaran has 20 missing individuals, according to a Red Crescent list.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered condolences to the families and urged on authorities to restore the harm.

President Ebrahim Raisi visited flood-ravaged districts east of the city.

A mountain avalanche late Thursday caused severe damage and killed 14, state media said.

Iranian television and social media showed mud-covered homes and automobiles and individuals scrambling to reclaim their things.

Agriculture Minister Javad Sadatinejad said initial estimates indicate to $200 million in losses to the industry.

Saturday, Iran’s meteorology centre predicted additional rain in the south and north.

Climate warming exacerbates severe weather, including droughts and intense rainstorms, warn scientists.

Iran has faced droughts and floods over the last decade, a problem exacerbated worse by heavy rain over sun-baked ground.

Heavy rains in Iran’s south killed 76 people and caused $2 billion in damage in 2019.

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