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Official: Elit forest fire under control

siavash — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:55:06 +0000

Official: Elit forest fire under control

TEHRAN (Iran News) Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Sajedi said plans have been implemented to control and extinguish the fire in Elit forest based on expert assessment which have fortunately achieved significant success.

Meanwhile, Governor of Mazandaran Mahdi Younesi said that the operation to control the fire in Elit forests is still ongoing.

Due to the topography, climate changes, and drought, the number of teams were increased to 40, he added.

He noted that 520 personnel, along with eight helicopters and two Ilyushin aircraft, are actively operating in the area.

Elit forests in Marzanabad caught fire twice. The first time, the fire occurred on November 1, 2025, and was eventually extinguished after several days of efforts by emergency forces. And, the second time, the fire broke out on November 15. By deployment of three helicopters and the efforts of emergency teams and local people, a significant portion of the fire in these forests has been contained; however, a small area is still burning.

Meanwhile, Governor of Mazandaran Mahdi Younesi said that the operation to control the fire in Elit forests is still ongoing.

Due to the topography, climate changes, and drought, the number of teams were increased to 40, he added.

He noted that 520 personnel, along with eight helicopters and two Ilyushin aircraft, are actively operating in the area.

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20 Cities of Iran Northern Province Coronavirus ‘Red Zones’

reporter 1222 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 09:42:04 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters of Iran urged people not to travel to Mazandaran, saying 20 cities of the northern province are currently considered as high-risk “red zones”.

In a statement on Monday، the headquarters urged people to heed the health protocols and refrain from unnecessary travels to the northern province of Iran due to coronavirus outbreak.

In terms of COVID-19 transmission،, 20 cities of the northern province are considered as red zones, and two cities are also considered orange (alarming) zones، it added.

The trend of coronavirus infections has had an upward movement in the province، with cases rising nearly four-fold in a day over the past six weeks، it further said.

The daily death toll from COVID-19 in Iran stood at above 200 as of Sunday، as the total number of cases since the outbreak of the disease in the country surpassed 309،000.

Speaking at a press conference on Sunday، Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari put the death toll from COVID-19 in Iran at 17،190، saying the disease has taken the lives of 208 patients over the previous 24 hours.

She said the total number of people tested positive for COVID-19 in the country has risen to 309،437 following the detection of 2،685 new cases since yesterday.

Of the new cases detected since Saturday، 1،423 patients have been admitted to the hospital، she added.

At least 268،102 patients have recovered from the coronavirus infection so far or have been discharged from hospitals across Iran، the spokeswoman said.

The number of people infected with COVID-19 across the world has surpassed 18.2 million and the death toll has exceeded 693،000.

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Iran Records Highest Daily Death Toll From COVID-19

reporter 1222 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:15:57 +0000

Iran Records Highest Daily Death Toll From COVID-19

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TEHRAN – Iran has recorded its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 within a 24-hour period, Health Ministry figures showed on Tuesday.

The 200 deaths reported on Tuesday exceed the previous record from Sunday, when the ministry reported 163 deaths in a day.

The Islamic Republic has recorded a total of 11,931 deaths and 245,688 infections from the coronavirus, ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said in a statement on state TV.

Speaking at a presser on Tuesday about the latest data on the Coronavirus, Sima Sadat Lari said, “According to the definitive laboratory findings and from yesterday to today July 07 in the country, 2,637 new patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed and the number of patients with the disease reached 245,688.”

“1,455 of the new patients were hospitalized,” Lari said.

“Fortunately, 207,000 patients have recovered and discharged so far,” She said.

The Spokeswoman said: “Unfortunately, in the past 24 hours, 200 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives, bringing the total death toll to 11,931.”

The official stated: “3,270 patients are in intensive care units.”

“So far, around 1,846,793 COVID-19 diagnostic tests have been conducted in the country,” the Health Ministry spokeswoman said.

According to the spokeswoman, the provinces of Khuzestan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Khorasan Razavi, East, and West Azerbaijan and Ilam are in a critical situation (Red Status).

The others such as Tehran, Fars, Mazandaran, Hamedan, Zanjan, Sistan and Baluchestan and Alborz are on alert.

Meanwhile yesterday Health Minister Saeed Namaki warned, “Coronavirus is one of the most dangerous and unknown viruses that have entered the human societies, and none of the world’s top virologists have predicted its future.”

Namaki said, “Due to the sanctions and many problems in the country’s economic situation, in the first phase of the disease, we had a difficult period and huge problems, thus with the help of all the people, non-governmental organizations and the sacrifices of the medical staff, we were able to create a great achievement. Death tolls reached about 30 people a day, and we were moving toward single digits mortality.”

“I have said many times that we are playing chess with an unknown virus and normalization of the situation and this delusion that the Coronavirus is over is one of the most dangerous ideas,” Saeed Namaki told reporters, adding: “A new wave has engulfed us in very important and border provinces, West Azerbaijan, Ilam, Khuzestan, Bushehr, Sistan- Baluchistan were affected.”

The Minister of Health said, “Today, we have reached a more favorable situation in provinces such as Kurdistan, Khuzestan, Bushehr, and Kermanshah, but it still does not mean that we have overcome the disease.”

“Wearing a mask and keeping social distancing can make us more than 80 percent immune against Coronavirus. We have to take social distancing seriously and not travel,”

Namaki called on all people to continue to fully and carefully implement health protocols in order to prevent the re-outbreak of the disease.

Warning that elderly people are more vulnerable to the COVID-19, the Health Minister reiterated that it is wrong to think that going to a party and leaving grandparents at home will keep them away and safe from the virus because when their grandchildren return from the party, they transmit the virus.

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Necessity for Rebuilding Trust Among Clients Towards Services

reporter 1222 — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:37:24 +0000

The course was aimed at coordinating target groups of the department and staff of service desks of the department.

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Addressing the participants in the course, Director of General Bureau Welfare of Mazandran Province Dr. Aram said admission office is the first layer in services for the client, adding that it is necessary for the personnel of this office to have comprehensive awareness and knowledge towards all specialized sectors and they should have proper answers to demands and questions of the target community.

He also hailed his colleagues in the general bureau for inauguration of the first round-the-clock center for sheltering under-18 children who are suffering from drugs addiction or consumption in the north of the country, adding that in the Welfare Week, some projects were inaugurated that were priorities.

Dr. Aram added that all efforts are to meet demands of the clients, their satisfaction and boosting their living standard, reiterating that clients’ satisfaction does not rely on money but by good education and guidance, one can cause drastic changes in their lives.

He went on to say that it is necessary to rebuild feeling of trust among clients towards services which are offered in the welfare general bureau.

He added that by training directives and regulations, the staff of the bureau can almost zero the problems of the clients in towns.

Dr. Aram underlined employing eager labor forces in the admission offices and pointed to the significance of boosting social health.

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Leader Urges Dispatch of More Equipment to Flood-Hit Areas

reporter 1222 — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 11:47:00 +0000

In a message to Major General Baqeri released on Saturday night, Ayatollah Khamenei said according to the received information, the flood-stricken people in the two provinces are in dire need of assistance and equipment of the Armed forces.

The Leader further asked him to order the dispatch of more equipment to the two provinces for relief operations.

Earlier on Saturday, General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces announced that its forces were planned to be deployed to the flood-hit areas to take part in the rescue operations.

Heavy rains have affected over 56,000 people in at least 70 villages in Golestan and more than 200 others in Mazandaran, according to local officials.

The flooding has claimed the lives of five people and destroyed hundreds of homes over the past few days.

High water has forced evacuations of several small farm communities as all farmland has been swamped, local reports said.

Footage from both provinces showed massive flows of water running over roads and streets, with cars being washed away, people struggling to walk, and traffic being disrupted.

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Mazandaran, Volgograd sign MoU on economic coop.

reporter 1222 — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 05:30:18 +0000

An agreement on economic cooperation between Russia’s Volgograd and Iran’s Mazandaran was signed Tue. by governors of the two provinces during a Russian delegation visit to Iran.

A Russian delegation comprising 40 people from Volgograd, a city in southwest Russia, visited the Iranian northern province of Mazandaran on Tuesday during which the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding to increase bilateral cooperation between the two Iranian and Russian cities.

The memorandum has been signed within the framework of agreements reached by the Joint Economic Commission between Iranian Parliament and Russian Duma.

The two cities have agreed to increase their bilateral trade to new levels, as the signatories of the memorandum emphasized to reach a target of $200 million worth of trade transactions between Mazandaran and Volgograd in the near future.

The memorandum stipulates that the deputies of the governors of Mazandaran and Volgograd will pursue the progress of economic cooperation in accordance with the provisions of the memorandum and will hold talks with the aim of removing possible obstacles on the way of expanding bilateral relations. The deputy governors were also scheduled to report the results of their talks to the respective governors.

During the visit of the Russian delegation to Mazandaran, another memorandum of understanding was signed between the two cities’ Chamber of Commerce in addition to an agreement inked between the Agricultural University of Sari and the University of Volgograd.

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Oldest mosque in Mazandaran catches fire

reporter 1222 — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 04:50:29 +0000

Firefighters have managed to contain a massive fire at the oldest mosque in Sari, Mazandaran province. The fire has spread around, burning down about ten adjacent shops. Fortunately, no one had been at the mosque when the fire started. The fire was caused by short circuits, according to Mazandaran governor.

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Intl. Congress of Caspian Sea exports kicks off in Sari

reporter 1222 — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 10:30:18 +0000

The International Congress of Development of Exports from the Caspian Sea has kicked off in Sari, Mazandaran province, aimed at discussing challenges and opportunities facing exports from Iran’s northern ports.

The two-day congress focuses on six topics including the role of ports and quality of service, rules and regulations of ports and their roles in increase or decrease of exports, the political status of Russia and the West, investment in northern ports and sustainable development.

Speaking at the inauguration of the congress on Wed., Director of Amirabad Ports and Maritime Organization and Special Economic Zone Siavash Rezvani said northern port cities, including Amirabad, Noshahar and Anzali, have exported 500,000 tons of non-oil goods to the Persian Gulf littoral states in the past year.

He added that 225,000 tons of goods were exported to the Persian Gulf littoral states this Spring, 60 percent of which were exported from Amirabad port in east of Mazandaran province.

Amirabad currently is the only port city in the north of country which is connected to a railway network, Rezavani said, adding that the infrastructure will come on stream by March 2019.

Experts from around 19 countries including Iraq and Afghanistan are taking part in the International Congress of Development of Exports from the Caspian Sea currently underway in Sari.

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Shahan Dasht Waterfall: A Waterfall in Amol, North of Iran

reporter 1222 — Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:50:13 +0000

Shahan Dasht, the largest waterfall in Mazandaran province, has joined the list of Iran’s national sites.

It lies in the village of Shahan Dasht, 96km on the Haraz road (65km from the city of Amol) in the district of Amiri. It is visible once on the road.

The large permanent waterfall is located on the south side of the road and Haraz River and offers a magnificent landscape. It flows down on a pyramid-like mountain, beside the Malek Bahman castle, overlooking the village of Shahan Dasht.

On the heights overlooking the village, flows the 51 –meter waterfall, the largest in the province of Mazandaran. There are 3 waterfalls totally, about 180 meters high altogether. Over the main waterfall on the mountain lies the large castle of Malek Bahamn, also known as Malake Ghale. It was called Angel’s castle in the old days.

The 3000- year-old strong monument was built with stone and a mixture of milk, eggs and a kind of soil. To reach the waterfall a visitor should head off from the village of Vana, on the road leading to the village of Shahan Dasht. It takes about 15 minutes to walk there. There are parking lots in the village.

Source: Rasekhoon

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