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Bulk of Flood-Hit Homes in Southwest Iran Rebuilt
Of the 16,500 homes that were in need of repair after the March and April flooding in Khuzestan, 13,000 have been completely repaired, director of a headquarters tasked with coordinating the reconstruction of flood-affected areas said on Saturday.
‘Iran Rescue Bit’ Raises Crypto-Aid for Flood-Hit People
An independent campaign has been launched in Iran in order to attract international aid in cryptocurrency for flood victims in the face of US sanctions which have choked off foreign funds.
Selfless Woman Wins Iran’s Top Midwife Award
Golnar Lorestani Rad, an Iranian midwife who offered medical services to pregnant women in flood-hit areas, has been chosen as the top midwife of Iran.
At Least 3 Dead in Iran Tunnel Blaze, Collapse
A tunnel on a freeway linking the Iranian capital, Tehran, to the north of the country has collapsed after a blaze, killing at least three constructions workers and wounding a number of others.
‘EU’s €1.5m Cash Aid Insult to Flood-Hit Iranians’
Head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF), the main relief organization of Iran, says the country’s government should have rejected the European Union’s offer to send €1.5 million in cash aid to Iranian flood-stricken people, as the amount was extremely small.
Iran to Sue US over Prevention of Aid Flow to Flood Victims
Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs says the country is legally pursuing the United States’ move to block the flow of cash aid to flood victims in the Islamic Republic.
Iran Develops Drill to Clean Up Mud after Recent Floods
A group of Iranian researchers managed to develop a horizontal drill used to suck up mud, after they realized flood-hit provinces need the drill but the country cannot import it due to the US sanctions.
Iran Uses Video Games to Boost Flood-Hit Children’s Morale
Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation has dispatched a video game van to a flood-hit area in the north to raise the morale of children in the makeshift camps.
Iran President Pays Visit to Flood-Hit Areas
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited flood-hit areas in Lorestan and Khuzestan provinces in western and south-western Iran, vowing to compensate for the damages as soon as possible.
US Sanctions Impeding Int’l Cash Aid to Flood-Hit Iranians
The Iranian Red Crescent Society says due to the unilateral sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic, no international cash aid has ever reached and handed over to the people affected by the recent floods, which have so far killed at least 76.
