Flash floods claim seven lives in south
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said that seven people have lost their lives in the flash floods that recently swept through the southern parts of the country.
The victims include a rescuer who died while carrying out relief operations in the city of Jahrom in southern Fars Province, the IRCS said in a statement on Friday evening.
Four others including two men, a nine-year-old boy and a woman, were also killed in the province.
Floods in a village in southern province of Hormuzgan also killed a nine-year-old girl while a 47-year-old man lost his life in the city of Masjed Soleyman in southwestern province of Khuzestan.
The relief teams provided assistance and support services to more than 23,000 people affected by snow, snowstorms and floods, particularly in the southern regions of the country.
IRCS teams remain on maximum alert in the southern areas, the statement said, urging the citizens to take safety precautions, avoid unnecessary travel and follow weather warnings and rescue teams' instructions to protect lives.
In recent days, many cities in the country, which had been experiencing severe drought over the past years, has been hit by heavy rains, floods, snow and blizzards.