2022 Iranian floods

In late July 2022, Iran was hit by historic floods and mudslides which affected 400 towns and villages in 21 of Iran's 31 provinces, and destroyed over 20,000 homes.[2][3] In the provinces of Mazandaran and Yazd, deaths were high. At least 95 people have been reported dead and over 200 others are missing.[2][4]

2022 Iranian floods
A mosque buried by a mudslide in Tehran
Date23–30 July 2022
LocationMazandaran, Yazd, Sistan and Baluchistan
Deaths95
Missing200+
Property damage$2 billion USD[1]

Events
Rainfall across Iran on 2 August 2022

On 11 July, rescue missions such as the Iranian Red Crescent went to help families in 51 villages in the Sistan and Baluchistan province.[5]

On 6 August 2022, floods hit Imamzadeh.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Floods Kill More Than 20 People In Southern Iran, Says State Media". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 23 July 2022.
  2. "Nearly 100 Dead In Iran's Flood, Locals Say Over 200 Still Missing". iranintl.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Iran floods: At least 21 killed in southern Fars province". BBC News. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Week-long Iran flooding leaves at least 80 dead and 30 missing". France 24. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "Karachi flooded in latest bout of torrential rain". 12 July 2022.
  6. "مدیر آستان امامزاده داوود: تخریب بخش زیادی از امامزاده داوود(ع) ؛ وضعیت بحرانی است | تصاویر تخریب امامزاده را ببینید". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
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