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2019-05-08 19:47
Iran’s cave offers new glimpses of Paleolithic life
TEHRAN – In one of significant archaeological finds of Iran’s Lorestan province, Kaldar cave has yielded further evidence for its Paleolithic residents.
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2019-05-07 22:57
Restoration commences on Iran’s flood-hit Sassanid bridge
TEHRAN – Restoration work has commenced on Kashkan Bridge, a ruined Sassanid era (224–651) monument in western Iran, which further suffered from flooding in March.
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2019-04-22 22:42
Floods submerge historical places in Lorestan province
TEHRAN – Recent floods have hit some historical places in Lorestan province, western Iran, a local official responsible for archeology affairs has said.
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2019-04-17 20:23
Rouhani to visit flood-hit Khouzestan, Lorestan
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Khouzestan and Lorestan provinces to personally look into the problems facing the two flood-hit provinces, presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.
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2019-04-14 22:53
Intl. Environment Exhibition dedicates revenues to flood victims
TEHRAN—Revenues generated from the 18th International Environment Exhibition will be allocated to the victims of the recent floods in various provinces across the country, the exhibition’s executive director has said.
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2019-04-13 22:01
Iranians donate $31m in cash and kind to the flood victims
TEHRAN — Iranians have so far donated some 1.3 trillion rials (nearly $31 million) in both cash and kind to the flood victims, Iranian Red Crescent Society Chief Ali Asghar Peyvandi said on Saturday.
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2019-04-13 20:18
Resistance groups help flood victims in Iran
TEHRAN — While hundreds of Iranians are hit by floods and are displaced, various campaigns have been launched by Lebanese, Afghan, Pakistani, Iraqi, Tunisian, Syrian, Palestinian, Yemeni, Nigerian, and Bahraini resistance groups to help the victims get back on their feet again.
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2019-04-13 12:08
UNHCR Iran air freight of aid lands in Tehran to contribute towards government-led flood relief efforts
Unprecedented heavy rains and flooding in the Islamic Republic of Iran have swept over much of the country, affecting 24 of its 31 provinces. According to latest government estimates, since 19th March 2019, 70 people have died and over 1,000 have been injured. Displacing an estimated 500,000 people, the floods have left over 2 million in need of immediate humanitarian assistance, including refugees living in Iran.
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2019-04-13 08:37
International humanitarian aid still arriving for the flood-hit in Iran
TEHRAN — Humanitarian aid from international organizations to the flood victims are still ongoing in Iran, deputy health minister for international affairs Mohsen Asadi Lari has said, IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
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2019-04-10 22:09
Iraq, Azerbaijan provide aids to flood-hit regions in Iran
TEHRAN — Iraq and Azerbaijan have dispatched humanitarian aids to flood-stricken regions of Iran.
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2019-04-10 22:08
WHO airlifts medical supplies to people affected by the floods in Islamic Republic of Iran
The World Health Organization (WHO) today airlifted essential medical supplies to the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to the growing health needs of thousands of people who have been displaced as a result of the flooding in many provinces in the country.
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2019-04-10 09:11
National, international aids mobilized for flood-hit Iranians
TEHRAN — While some flood-hit victims are still struggling with adverse effects of torrential rainfalls in the past three weeks, national and international aids have been sent to the affected regions since the very first days.
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2019-04-07 08:56
Kuwait, Russia, Armenia send aids for flood-hit victims in Iran
TEHRAN — Kuwait, Russia, and Armenia have dispatched humanitarian aid to flood-hit people in Iran.
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2019-04-06 11:09
ICT ministry restores connectivity in Lorestan after devastating flood
TEHRAN – The 4G internet coverage which had been lost due to the recent devastating flood in the city of Poldokhtar, Lorestan province, is now reconnected, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced on his Twitter account, IRNA reported.
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2019-04-05 19:49
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Will recent floods ease Iran’s water bankruptcy?
TEHRAN— Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year on March 21 some provinces across the country, in northern, northeastern, western and southwestern Iran were hit hard by devastating floods incurring a dramatic loss.
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2019-04-05 19:40
Volunteers join forces to help flood victims
TEHRAN — While many cities and villages across the country from north to south and east to west have been hit by devastating flood military and relief forces as well as volunteer groups have collaborated in aiding flood-stricken people.
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2019-04-01 21:14
400 cities, villages inundated with floods nationwide: Minister
TEHRAN-- Devastating floods have hit 400 villages and cities in 15 provinces across the country, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has said.
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2019-03-30 12:15
Flood inundates Khuzestan, Lorestan leaving 3 dead
TEHRAN —Flood has stricken at least 26 cities in provinces of Lorestan and Khuzestan, in western and southwestern Iran, over the past few days claiming three lives, Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
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2018-12-22 20:30
Makhmal Kuh: rugged, towering mountain of “velvet”!
Makhmal Kuh, literary meaning velvet mountain, is an eye-catching and popular mount that dominates Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province, western Iran.
