Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, April 18, 2020—The town of Parand near Tehran, the capital of Iran, witnessed rising floodwaters on Friday, April 17, and many vehicles were carried away, reports indicate. The residents of the regime’s Mehr housing project neighborhoods say authorities do not respond to the problems they are facing as a result of these floods. Heavy rains on Friday afternoon in Parand resulted in many vehicles being engulfed as floods ran through their roads.
Authorities in this area have long refused to prepare the necessary infrastructures to prevent such disasters. Channels are needed to direct rainwater away and as a result the roads of Parand were flooded with water.
In Kerman Province, south-central Iran, recent rains resulted in floods in the cities and towns of Shahdad, Golbaf and Anduhjerd. Rising floodwaters blocked roads leading to 25 villages in this area, in addition to cutting off electricity for the locals.
On Friday, April 17, state-run media reported 20 villages were surrounded by rising floodwaters. Locals in the city of Jahr were forced to flee to nearby mountainous areas where they slept the night.
Floods in in the town of Shahdad surrounded areas where hundreds of people live and inflicted vast damage to their property. The floods resulted in 20 to 80 percent damages to various farm areas providing wheat and other such crops in the Shahdad area.
Locals in these areas have suffered catastrophic losses as a result of floods in Kerman Province and regime authorities refusing to take necessary action in regard to preventive measures.
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Following floods in Razavi Khorasan Province in northeast Iran on Sunday, April 12, water levels rose and floods engulfed the city of Qom in central Iran, known as one of Iran’s coronavirus hotspots. A large number of vehicles were washed away, and a massive amount of muddy water entered various factories and stories across the city.
Floods also spread to all the cities of Razavi Khorasan Province. Fourteen roads leading to various villages and four main roads between cities, including paths linking the cities of Firouzeh to Khoshkhab, Rashtkhar to Torbat-e Heydarieh, Neyshabour to Kashmar, and Bardaskan to Sarkhes were all blocked. Most of the damages were inflicted to the cities of Davarzan, Sabzevar, Javin and Joghtay.
April 12 – Salami, Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast #Iran
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Numerous locals in various villages near Davarzan were forced to evacuate their homes as floodwaters rose in their areas. Two people lost their lives in Razavi Khorasan Province and one was reported missing. The two deaths were reported in the cities of Rashtkhar and Khaf. Severe damages were also reported by locals of this important province.
The famous Sagesabad bridge in the Boin Zahra area of Qazvin Province in northwest Iran was destroyed as a result of the floods. Video footage of floods on Saturday, April 11, in the city of Takestan of this province were posted on the internet.
“Due to strong floods in the village of Zardab Balakhaf, a 31-year old man and a 13-year old child were washed away. There is no sign of them. A 27-year old man being washed away was saved by local villagers and was later sent to a hospital,” one local of Razavi Khorasan Province said.
Recent rains, especially during the past 72 hours, resulted in floods in villages around the city of Takestan, including Asfarvarin, Dowlatabad, Kahak, Yahya-abad, Ali Khamenei, Saj, Rakan and Lazjerd.
Scenes of floods in Razavi Khorasan Province
