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Iran: Flash flooding after heavy rains kill at least eight people, thousands evacuated

At least eight people have died in flash flooding in Iran’s south due to heavy rains, state media has reported. “Following the floods and rains of the past few days in the southern regions of the country, we have seen an increase in casualties and deaths,” spokesman for the national rescue service Mojtaba Khaledi told […]

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Cyclone Shaheen: At least ten dead as tropical storm lashes Iran, Oman

At least ten people died after tropical cyclone Shaheen battered parts of Iran and Oman. The storm arrived in the area on Sunday, with winds between 120 and 150 km/hr as it made landfall. Thousands have been evacuated from coastal areas in Oman. Streets in the capital, Muscat, have been submerged. Shaheen was later downgraded […]