Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian officials to expedite the process of providing assistance for people in Iranian provinces hit by the recent devastating flood, which has so far killed at least 40.
“The urgent task of the relevant authorities is to assist affected people and reduce their pain,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a message on Saturday, adding that the measures should be taken without delay.
The Leader also voice sympathy with bereaved families of victims.
Earlier in the day, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had also issued an order for immediate emergency efforts to help victims of the flashfloods that have paralyzed parts of the country’s northwestern regions.
The president also ordered the neighboring provinces to offer assistance if necessary, Tasnim reported.
Head of Iran’s Crisis Management Organization has confirmed the deaths of over 40 people in severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in four northwestern provinces of the country.
Esmaeel Najjar said the bodies of 40 people who died in the flash floods have been found.
Heavy rains started on Friday. The surging waters caused rivers to burst their banks and swept away cars and flooded houses in the provinces of East and West Azarbaijan, Kordestan, and Ardabil.
Eighteen villagers in Chenar, near the town of Ajabshir, East Azarbaijan, were also killed and two remain missing, he said.
According to the official, 12 houses were completely destroyed in the village, too.
In Kordestan, one person lost his life in the deluge in the city of Baneh and 4 were killed in landslides in the town of Saqqez, the official stated.
Shahin Fathi, of the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s Search and Rescue Department, said that the operations had provided assistance to as many as 1150 people in 33 cities and villages.
He said 133 people had been accommodated in temporary shelters, 15 transferred to safe areas, and six taken to medical centers to receive due services.
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