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Heavy rains leave provinces in northern Iran inundated

This photo by Fars news agency shows Aqqala in Golestan province inundated by flood waters.

Heavy rains have battered Iran’s northern provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran, leaving homes flooded and others without power.  

At least 70 villages in Golestan and more than 200 in Mazandaran are inundated. Aqqala is the worst hit where landslides have killed two people, director general of Golestan province's crisis management department Mojtaba Jamali said. 

 
A picture taken on March 22, 2019 shows flooded areas in Golestan province following heavy rains. (Photo by Tasnim)

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

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.

 

A picture taken on March 22, 2019 shows underway relief efforts after severe flooding in the northern Iranian province of Gilan. (Photo by Tasnim)

On Sunday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to mobilize all means in the affected and neighboring provinces to provide immediate relief aid to people.


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