Many of the dead in severe floods in Iran

“Many of the dead in severe floods in Iran”

“at Least 18 people were killed and over 70 injured in the floods that hit large parts of Iran.”

“A heavy rain began to fall over the city of Shiraz with the surrounding towns in the southwestern Farsprovinsen early on Monday morning,” says Pirhossein Koolivand, director of the national civil protection, according to the iranian news agency Tasnim.”

“In the area, 17 people died, while another one died in the western province of Kermanshah.”

“– I urge people to stay inside their homes to survive unscathed, says Enayatollah Rahimi, governor of Fars, to a state tv-channel.”

“all in All, floods have swept in 25 of Iran’s 31 provinces, according to the authorities.”

“According to iranian weather forecasts expected the rain to continue until Wednesday.”