At least 8 dead, 12 missing in Mashhad floods
At least eight people have lost their lives in flash floods triggered by heavy rains on Wednesday in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad – the country’s second most populous city.
Chief of the Mashhad Municipality Fire Department Hamidreza Kafiniya said two people were killed after their car was submerged in the city’s flooded Enqelab Square. Flooding also caused the collapse of a residential building in another neighborhood in the city, killing one woman and her four children, Kafiniya added.
Rescue workers also recovered the body of a 70-year-old man near the city’s Hasanabad village.
Mohsen Zakerian, the head of Khorasan Razavi Red Crescent Society, said 12 people are still missing.
In Mashhad’s tourist neighborhood of Torghabeh, the rivers burst their banks due to the showers. The floods also washed away many vehicles.
At least 250 families have been sheltered in the city and nearby villages.