Flash floods kill 9 people in Iran
At least nine people were killed and five went missing in flash floods caused by heavy rain in several cities of Iran. The rescue efforts for the missing are still going on.
News Center- Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Wednesday that at least nine people were killed and five more went missing in flash floods caused by heavy rain in the cities of Sistan and Baluchestan province and Hormozgan province.
The head of the Electricity Distribution Company indicated that electricity was cut off in the cities and villages of Sistan and Baluchestan province due to floods. He pointed out that the heavy rains and floods submerged 228 villages in multiple regions and caused power outages in 445 villages of Sistan and Baluchestan province. According to local reports, five people were killed and three went missing in the province.
Iranian channels reported that three people were killed and two went missing in the Hormozgan province, southern Iran.