Death toll from flooding in Iran rises to at least 70 as Tehran evacuates more towns and villages in the country’s southwest
Iran moved on Saturday to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after continued rain in the southwest of the country, state television reported, as the nationwide toll from the flooding reached 70.
"The inflow into the Karkheh river dam has been high ... and officials have had to release more water as the dam was approaching its full capacity," Shariati said, adding the flooding was the worst in 70 years.In the neighbouring Lorestan province, seven villages threatened by landslides were to be evacuated, state TV said.
The disaster has left aid agencies struggling to cope and seen 86,000 people moved to emergency shelters.
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