Iran is facing significant challenges as heavy rains and flooding afflict thirteen provinces, causing waterlogging in numerous areas. The affected provinces include Isfahan, Ilam, Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, South Khorasan, Khuzestan, Fars, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Markazi, Hormozgan, and Hamadan.
In South Khorasan province, several transportation routes have been blocked due to heavy rainfall, floods, and river overflow.
Intense rainfall across various cities in Iran has led to the inundation of streets and roads. Reports indicate severe flooding in Shabestar County, resulting in extensive damages. Simultaneously, it has been reported that multiple subsidence incidents have occurred in the ancient site of Naqsh-e Rostam due to waterlogging.
In Tehran, traffic police have restricted access to certain areas in the western part of the city, including the Khavaran Expressway, due to “rainfall and mudslides.”
Spokesperson for the regime’s Crisis Management Organization Hossein Zafari said, “Last night, we experienced heavy rainfall in western and southern provinces of the country, with Dezful City in Khuzestan Province receiving 107 millimeters of rainfall.”
Zafari also claimed that “some houses in Ahvaz and Ilam were flooded, and some people were trapped by floods in Ilam, South Khorasan, and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces, but were rescued with the help of rescue forces.”
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According to the Iranian Meteorological Organization, another wave of heavy rainfall is expected to enter Iran from Sunday, affecting many areas in the northwestern, western, and northern provinces of the country.
The head of the Agricultural Trade Union in Khuzestan Province highlighted the unprecedented storms and rains that have severely impacted the region’s agricultural sector, according to Mehr News Agency. Masoud Asadi, also mentioned that over a hundred thousand hectares of wheat fields, ready for harvest, have suffered significant damage, with up to fifty percent loss reported. In the best-case scenario, around two hundred thousand tons of wheat, ready for harvest, have been lost.
He emphasized that besides affecting wheat fields, the heavy rains have caused substantial damage to infrastructure, orchards, greenhouses, and livestock belonging to numerous farmers.
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Additionally, the CEO of Khuzestan Water and Power Organization announced an increase in the output of Dez Dam to manage floodwaters resulting from the intense rainfall in the province on the 2nd and 3rd of May. Gholamreza Gholami, speaking to Tasnim News Agency, reported that due to the excessive rainfall, some rural roads have been damaged, and crops such as wheat, along with other agricultural lands, have faced erosion and damage.
Mehdi Safaei, head of road and transportation in Chalous, confirmed the reopening of Tehran’s North Freeway, which was previously closed due to rockslides and heavy rainfall. Furthermore, Tehran Traffic Police had earlier announced the closure of the Tehran North Freeway due to flooding and rockslides near Tunnel 12.