Heavy rainfall has again led to flooding in dozens of cities across Iran, damaging residential homes and agricultural lands. The Iranian Red Crescent (Hilal Ahmar) Organization stated that 21 provinces have been affected by the floods and inundation.
The Meteorological Organization announced on Saturday, May 4, that a new wave of rainfall will enter Iran starting from Monday.
In late April, another round of heavy rainfall caused flooding and inundation in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran, resulting in the destruction of dozens of villages and the disruption of electricity and water supply of at least 300 more villages.
During this flood, which according to citizens was accompanied by a lack of assistance from the Iranian regime, several people lost their lives.
With the arrival of a new rainfall system in Iran, the Meteorological Organization predicted on May 4 that the intensity of the rainfall is not enough to cause widespread flooding but reports of flooding and road inundation in some Iranian cities have been published in recent days.
Videos and eyewitness reports indicate that in Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, the flooding was severe, causing extensive damage.
In Khuzestan, the CEO of the provincial Water and Power Organization announced that following recent rainfall, the capacity of the Dez Dam is 100% complete, thus its discharge is increased to control flooding.
Reports of severe rainfall damage to infrastructure and agriculture, house inundation, and submerged orchards have also been reported in Dezful, Khuzestan.
Hossein Zafari, Deputy Director of Crisis Management Organization in Iran, announced that besides Khuzestan, floods have caused serious damage to nomadic routes in Ilam and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces, resulting in the loss of livestock.
Gholamreza Gholami, the director of the Crisis Management Headquarters in Fars Province, announced on May 3, the occurrence of new rainfall and its heavy damage to the agricultural sector in the province.
On the other hand, the head of Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that due to recent rainfall, the ancient site of Naqsh-e Rostam has been flooded, leading to multiple subsidence incidents in the area.
The Tehran Traffic Police Information Center announced on Saturday, May 4, that due to the entrance of mud and debris onto the main highway, a traffic ban has been imposed on a section of Kharrazi Highway in the western part of the capital.
Babak Mahmoudi, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Organization, said on Saturday that from May 1st to May 4th, 21 provinces experienced flooding and inundation.
Mahmoudi reported assistance from operational forces of the Red Crescent to over 2,600 people, but despite several weeks passing since the floods in some areas of Iran, communication routes to villages and cities remain impassable.
