Accidents and Natural Disasters

A raging and widespread fire in the southwestern Iranian protected area of Khaeez in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province was put out on Friday morning after several days of hard work.

Heavy rains in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran caused flooding and blocking off the roads on Tuesday.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Sistan and Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran early on Wednesday, according to the country's seismological center.

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale struck the area between Khalilabad and Kashmar in Iran’s Khorasan Razavi Province at approximately 1:24 PM local time, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and injuring at least 120 others.

People in the northern Iranian city of Shahroud were showered with hails on a hot Thursday just a week before the summer. 

Tehran residents faced challenging conditions as a substantial dust storm swept into the Iranian capital, bringing with it a dense cloud of dust and soil particles.

A severe dust storm swept through the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, bringing with it strong winds that significantly reduced visibility and caused widespread disruptions.

A large part of the forests in the Karkheh National Park in Iran’s southern province of Khuzestan are burning in fire. 

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Iran’s central province of Semnan earlier on Sunday.

Heavy rains once again inundated parts of the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Saturday afternoon, forcing authorities to warn residents to stay indoors and avoid stopping near rivers or in high places.

Torrential rains once again trigger flash floods in Iran’s northeast.

The fatalities of the worst flash floods in over 20 years in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad has risen to seven, according to the latest official figures.

Heavy rainfalls triggered flash floods in the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi on Wednesday, leaving casualties and causing material damage.

As nature unleashed its fury, Iran’s northern province of Semnan found itself in the grip of a powerful storm, with the city of Garmsar bearing the brunt of its force.

A strong earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted large parts of Iran’s Ardabil province on Saturday afternoon.

A video has gone viral showing an Iranian teacher endangering his life to help students cross the path of a flood to safety in Kouhrang in western Iran.

Heavy downpours trigged floods in many areas in Iran on Friday and caused material damage.

A 4-year-old Iranian child has been found five days after going missing in the country's northern province of Golestan. 

An Iranian rescue boat saved 21 crew members of a foreign ship off the Sea of Oman following a reported shipwreck.

The commander of the Iranian traffic police says 101 people have died across the country during the Eid ul-Fitr holidays over the past few days.

Spring hail, as large as an egg, covered some parts of the western Iranian province of Kermanshah in the early hours of Wednesday.

The commander of the traffic police of Iran says 813 people have died in road accidents across Iran since March 14, 2024 when the Nowruz holidays started.

The Iranian traffic police, in an update on Saturday on the latest figures of the road accidents since the beginning of Persian New Year, put the death toll on 664 people.

A traffic incident involving three vehicles in the central Iranian province of Semnan left 9 people killed on Thursday.

Road crashes in Iran during the first week of the Persian New Year has so far claimed 510 lives, which is still a grim record despite a slight decrease compared to previous years.