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2022-08-14 21:25
Council established to safeguard Yazd’s cultural heritage
TEHRAN—Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has established a special council tasked with monitoring and protecting historical monuments, sites, and centuries-old traditions in Yazd province.
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2022-08-03 16:59
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Which wetlands refilled in flooding?
TEHRAN – The recent floods caused by monsoon rains, while affecting two-thirds of the Iranian plateau and leaving many people dead and injured, have refilled dried rivers, streams, and dams.
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2022-07-29 16:48
Floods in 17 provinces leave 32 dead, 25 missing
TEHRAN – Flash flooding in 17 provinces of the country has so far claimed 32 lives and left 25 people missing.
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2022-07-23 11:04
21 killed, tens affected as flooding hits southern Iran
TEHRAN - A devastating flood in the city of Estahban, southern Fars province, has left 21 people dead, as rescuers are continuing to hunt for two missing people.
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2022-05-06 17:21
Flooding hits over 70 cities across Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has stricken 73 cities in 17 provinces across the country over the past ten days, the ISNA news agency reported on Friday.
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2022-01-19 22:00
Kerman floods: historical sites affected
TEHRAN – Recent floods in Kerman have inflicted damage to some historical sites across the southern Iranian province. Local authorities have said the flooding has never brought and historical site down to earth but the extent of damage is unclear.
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2022-01-04 16:19
Flooding hits southern Iran, leaving 8 dead
TEHRAN – Torrential rain has triggered flooding in southern provinces of the country, claiming eight lives so far.
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2021-08-04 20:00
Flood reveals centuries-old inscription in Iranian village
TEHRAN – A recent flood triggered the dramatic discovery of a centuries-old inscription, which was found by the locals on the riverbank in Zanjan province.
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2021-08-03 17:59
Flooding leaves 5 dead, injured in 7 provinces
TEHRAN – Severe rain triggered flooding in seven provinces of the country, which have claimed three lives, and two went missing, spokesman or the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has announced.
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2021-07-18 20:00
Flood hits 10 provinces, leaving 6 dead, 2 missing
TEHRAN – Torrential rain has triggered flooding in 10 provinces across the country, leaving six dead and two missing so far, Mehdi Valipour, head of Relief and Rescue Organization affiliated to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), has stated.
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2020-12-07 17:20
Seven dead as flooding hits southern Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has killed seven people so far in the southern provinces of Bushehr and Hormozgan during the last few days.
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2020-01-12 19:22
One dead, one missing as flooding hits southern Iran
TEHRAN – Torrential rain has triggered flooding in southern parts of the country, leaving one dead and one missing so far, head of Rescue and Relief Organization Morteza Salimi said.
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2019-09-18 19:20
Flood emergency response maneuver performed in Tehran
TEHRAN – The flood emergency response maneuver held in the most flood-prone areas of the capital on Tuesday, Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization director has announced.
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2019-08-08 02:18
IRCS, UNICEF to support flood-affected children
TEHRAN – Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have agreed to support the children residing in flood-ravaged areas across the country, Shahaboddin Sabounchi, an official with the IRCS has announced.
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2019-07-27 18:20
Flood-hit ancient bridge being restored
TEHRAN – A new round of restoration work has been commenced on the historical Kashkan Bridge, which suffered damage from a heavy flooding in March.
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2019-07-02 20:44
10,000 flood-hit classrooms to be retrofitted within 3 months
TEHRAN – Some 10,000 classrooms which have been destroyed by flood will be fully renovated and prepared by the beginning of school year (September 23), director of schools’ renovation, development and equipment organization has announced.
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2019-05-25 22:26
$7b to be allocated to retrofit, rebuild flood-devastated houses
TEHRAN – A budget of 290 trillion rials (nearly $7 billion) will be allotted to reconstruct and repair housing units destructed by flood in 18 provinces across the country, Mehdi Jamalinejad, deputy interior minister for urban and rural development has announced.
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2019-05-09 01:05
Climate change or poor management: What are the major reasons behind devastating floods?
TEHRAN – Although climate change could be a cause for recent torrential rainfalls and flooding, poor management and ignoring watershed management are also to blame for enhanced flood destruction, Seyed Mohammad Mojabi, head of environment committee of the Expediency Council has said.
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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.
