Relief operations underway in Sistan and Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran
Iran’s Red Crescent secretary general says more than 150 operational teams have been sent to the flood-hit areas of southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan with the support of 5 neighboring provinces.
Police Hunts Over 2 Tons of Drugs in Sistan
The police forces of the Sistan and Baluchestan province, southeastern Iran, have seized 2.390 tons of illegal drugs in Saravan, in the southeast of the province.
Relief operations in Sistan must speed up; Rouhani urges
Rouhani said the government will stand by the flood-hit people, adding that he had ordered the acceleration of the relief operations in Sistan province.
Flash floods damages villages in South Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Unprecedented flash floods in Iran’s south and southeast provinces have hit 350 villages in recent days, damaging thousands of residential buildings, according to IRNA. Heavy rainfalls in the country’s south, which started on Thursday, have caused flash floods in Sistan and Baluchestan Province and caused damage to more than 20,000 residential […]
Dry areas in Iran prone to flooding
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Due to dry surface, twenty percent of areas across Iran are highly prone to flooding, Khosro Shahbazi, head of the Forests, Range, and Watershed Management Organization (FRWMO), has said. “Precipitation in Iran is one-third of the world’s average, as the country is located in a dry and fragile region where we […]
Iran More Determined to Fight Terrorism: Spokesman
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman slammed Wednesday’s terror attack that killed more than 20 members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a southeastern province, stressing that such inhumane crimes only strengthen the country’s resolve to combat terrorism. The terrorist attack in the province of Sistan and Balouchestan killed 27 IRGC members and injured 13 […]