46 villages still inaccessible due to Sistan and Baluchestan floods
Power, water restored in most parts of flood-hit areas
Deputy Governor of Sistan and Baluchestan Province Mansour Bijar said most of the problems caused by recent floods in the province have been solved but “we are still facing problems in reaching 46 villages” cut off by rising waters.
Bijar said that power and water have been restored in most parts of the flood-hit areas and most of the roads, which had been closed due to the floods, have been reopened. However, he said that 31 villages still have no access to water, adding that authorities have promised to solve the problem very soon.
Bijar said that no death has been reported so far. Head of the country’s national crisis management organization Mohammad Hassan Nami said floods caused by heavy rains since Wednesday have hit 16 cities and 1,947 villages. Vast areas in the province have been inundated by floods.
The cities of Dashtiari Qasrqand, Nikshahr and Chabahar are the hardest hit areas.
According to the head of the province’s crisis management, Majid Mohebbi, floods have caused more than $40 million in damage so far. Over 10,000 people have been affected by the flood.
On Tuesday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for continuation of relief aid by state and private sectors for the country’s flood-stricken province.
Government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said that the government has allocated more than $8 million to provide relief for the affected people and compensate the damage caused by the floods.