At least 32 people have been killed in southern Iran as the result of severe flooding that occurred on Monday after a robust storm swept through the Middle East, according to Radio Farda.
Over 100 people have sustained injuries and flooding has been reported in 28 out of the 31 provinces within Iran.
Reports on the death toll have been conflicted with various numbers from different sources in the past 24 hours and fears are high that the total will continue to rise.
Heavy rain outside the city of Shiraz triggered the flooding, Iran’s head of emergency services, Pirhossein Koulivand, said.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the devastating floods.
Really disturbing images of flash floods in #Iran. This reportedly is the city of #Shiraz. pic.twitter.com/Hj5w0W0UuX
— Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) March 25, 2019
Flash floods have devastated parts of #Shiraz. Many people injured or killed. This is happening at the time that the country is facing a major economic crisis, Iranians just celebrated the beginning of their New Year last week. What a sad start. #iran https://t.co/fRPfXUCT2F
— Afshin Shahi (@AfshinShahi) March 25, 2019
#Shiraz #Iran
IRGC had blocked water paths for construction purposes.
Heavy rains on Mon morning forced IRGC officials to open the path with bulldozers. However, the mountains slope led the flood to the city.
,,,#IRANFLOOD pic.twitter.com/EdzWslSuDw— Mina (@Minajabbarian) March 26, 2019
And this one, also reportedly from Shiraz, shows cars and trucks being washed away with women screaming ? #IranFloods #Floods #Shiraz pic.twitter.com/ntV8NTetiH
— David Moslehi (@persophile) March 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/HanaAnimeArtist/status/1110145906307944453
In a bit of feel-good news in what’s otherwise a series of disturbing videos, we found a short clip of a young man saving a drowning dog. Well done. ?