Reported by PMOI/MEK
Iran, April 17, 2019 – As floods in most provinces of Iran continue to ravage people’s lives and hundreds of thousands become homeless seeking refuge on higher grounds without a shelter or basic needs, weather forecast expects more rain.
The town of Pol Dokhtar in Lorestan Province, western Iran, is one of the most flood-hit areas in Iran. Recent pictures speak volumes of the disaster that Pol Dokhtar residents are facing.
Floods washed out the main road to Pol Dokhtar, (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
The suffering people of Pol Dokhtar are left with nothing to live on (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
Picture of a boy in mud up to his knees in Pol Dokhtar (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
A man in Pol Dokhtar standing with the most primitive tool to fight one of the most horrible floods (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
With no help from the government, the people of Pol Dokhtar have to help themselves (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
This is what is left of a house in Pol Dokhtar after the devastating floods (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
A simple walk in the muds up to a man’s knee in Pol Dokhtar becomes a challenge (Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
This is what is left of a house’s front yard: The bicycle is buried in the mud. (Pol Dokhtar – Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
It is hard to recognize anything left behind after the floods (Pol Dokhtar – Lorestan Province – Western Iran)
