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2019-04-17 21:43
Over $1.6b to be allocated for flood compensation
TEHRAN - Head of Iran's Planning and Budget Organization Mohammad Baqer Nobakht announced on Wednesday that at least 70 trillion rials (about $1.66 billion) is going to be allocated for compensating losses incurred to those who have been affected by recent floods in the country.
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2019-04-16 21:17
Philanthropists donate $20m to flood victims
TEHRAN – Iranian philanthropists have made contributions both in cash and kind amounting to 880 billion rials (about $20 million) to flood-hit families, Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has announced, IRNA reported on Monday.
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2019-04-16 17:07
Charity foundation to grant appliance packages to flood-hit families
TEHRAN – Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam also known as Setad-e Ejraiy-e Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam, provides some 18,000 packages consisting of household appliances to the families affected by flood, Mohammad Mokhber, the Foundation’s director has announced.
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2019-04-15 11:39
Flood causes $3b of agricultural loss: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s agriculture sector has suffered an economic loss of 130 trillion rials (nearly $3 billion) as a result of extreme flooding which has inundated many provinces, Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati has said.
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2019-04-14 23:04
Flood blocks roads linking 73 villages in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has reached southeastern parts of the country, blocking linking roads of 73 villages in Kerman province, crisis management director at provincial governor office announced.
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2019-04-14 22:51
Recent flooding caused by climate change: IMO director
TEHRAN – Torrential rains and unprecedented flooding recently hitting the country is the result of climate change, head of Iran’s Meteorological Organization (IMO) has stated.
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2019-04-13 08:33
Army to skip military parades in flood-stricken areas
TEHRAN – Military parades to mark National Army Day will not be held in flood-stricken areas this year so that army forces can continue providing relief to victims of the floods, Army Chief Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Friday.
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2019-04-10 22:07
Relief foundation allots $4.7m to flood-stricken families in Khuzestan
TEHRAN – Emam Khomeini Relief Foundation has allocated a total budget of 200 billion rials (nearly $4.7 million) as low-interest loans to those residing in the flood-ravaged province of Khuzestan, the Foundation’s head has said.
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2019-04-10 21:56
350 volunteer groups offering services in flood-affected areas
TEHRAN – More than 350 volunteer groups of people are providing services to the provinces haunted by flood across the country, deputy director for social affairs organization affiliated to the Ministry of Interior has said.
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2019-04-10 21:51
110,000 housing units destructed in 3 flood-affected provinces
TEHRAN – Recent severe flooding damaged 110,000 houses in provinces of Lorestan, Golestan and Mazandaran, ISNA reported on Wednesday. Following heavy rainfalls in the country particularly in provinces of Golestan, Mazandaran, Lorestan, and Khuzestan as well as other provinces in western, southwestern, and northeastern Iran severe flood struck many cities and villages.
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2019-04-10 11:50
Charity foundation to create 10,000 job plans in flood-hit provinces
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation will launch 10,000 employment schemes in 6 flood-stricken provinces across the country, IRIB reported on Monday. In order to ease destructive flood effects, some 10,000 job opportunities will be generated in provinces of Khuzestan, Lorestan, Ilam, Golestan, Mazandaran and Fars.
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2019-04-10 11:48
Mud left behind after flooding increases risks of SDSs in Khuzestan
TEHRAN – Ali Moridi, head of soil and water office at the Department of Environment (DOE), warned that the recent flood hitting the southwestern province of Khuzestan carried huge sediment loads which could turn into new sand and dust storm (SDS) hotspots after being dried.
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2019-04-08 09:13
Flood causes massive damage to farms in southwestern Iran
TEHRAN – Extreme flooding beginning on March 19 inundating many provinces across the country have brought heavy financial losses amounting to 9.5 trillion rials (nearly $226 million) to the agriculture sector in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, head of provincial agriculture organization has announced.
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2019-04-07 22:04
Heavy rainfalls revive drying Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – Recent downpours causing flood that recently left many provinces of Iran submerged, have made the world’s second largest saltwater lake come back to life, as the water level of the northwestern Lake Urmia has raised dramatically.
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2019-04-07 20:07
Iran says not receiving humanitarian cash aid due to U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says it has not received any cash for humanitarian aid from other countries for the flood victims in Iran as there are no monetary channel to receive such aid.
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2019-04-07 12:54
‘Flood devastation worsened by environmental degradation, improper planning’
TEHRAN – Ignoring technical issues in developing infrastructure of the water basin along with excessive soil erosion are what made the recent floods extremely devastating, director for wetland ecosystem office at the Department of Environment has said.
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2019-04-07 08:51
Armed forces stand beside people till they calm down: Baqeri
TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Baqeri, chief of the armed forces, has said the military will be beside people until they calm down.
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2019-04-04 17:14
Zarif derides Pompeo's claims of flood assistance as 'fake news'
TEHRAN – In a tweet on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed as “fake news” claims by his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo that Washington is seeking to contribute to relief operations in Iran, saying the "Iranian Red Crescent can't receive any funds due to illegal U.S. sanctions".
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2019-04-04 14:55
Leader assures nation flood victims will get full compensation
TEHRAN - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on Wednesday praised national display of solidarity with the victims of the recent floods that swept through large parts of Iran, assuring the nation that the flood damage will be entirely compensated once the rescue efforts are completed.