Iran floods: At least 21 killed in southern Fars province
Flash flooding has killed at least 21 people in Iran's southern Fars province./ The city of Estabhan was hardest hit with heavy rain swelling the Roudbal river, governor Yousef Kargar said./ Floods in Iran have been worsened by droughts, because rain water is unable to permeate through the sun-baked earth./ Mr Kargar said several people visiting the riverside were caught by rising water levels./ At least 55 people were rescued, head of Fars' crisis management department Khalil Abdollahi told Reuters./ Iran is a largely arid country and has ...
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