Flood
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Flood in Afghanistan leaves almost 20 killed
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – 20 people were killed, more than 100 houses have been destroyed and dozens of livestock have also been lost in Afghanistan's recent floods.
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VIDEO: Argentina province under water months after blazes
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Argentina's northeastern province of Corrientes has been hit by widespread floods, leaving cattle fields underwater and inundating roadways, just months after widespread wildfires ripped through the region.
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Iran voices sympathy with South Africa over recent flood
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahain expressed the country’s sympathy with South Africa over recent floods in the country which have claimed some lives and displaced hundreds of people.
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Philippine storm death toll climbs to 123 as army aids search
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – The Philippine military pledged on Thursday to keep up search and rescue efforts after tropical storm Megi ripped through central areas this week, burying many under landslides and killing at least 123 people.
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59 killed due to heavy rains, flooding in S Africa
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Heavy rains and floods have battered the eastern coast of South Africa, killing at least 59 people, damaging roads and destroying houses, prompting authorities to urge residents to stay at home.
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Overnight floods kill 20 in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – At least 20 people are thought to have died in South Africa’s eastern coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal due to unusually heavy rainfall, according to media reports.
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Mudslides kill 14 in heavy rains in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Heavy rains caused mudslides that killed at least 14 people insoutherncoastal cities and the Baixada Fluminense area of Rio de Janeiro state, according to state and local authorities on Saturday.
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20 killed, thousands forced to evacuate due to Sydney floods
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to evacuate their homes as floods ravage eastern Australia.
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Deadly floods hit eastern Australia, 7 people killed
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The death toll from flash flooding in Australia's northeast has risen to seven today as a severe storm system pummels the city of Brisbane and the southeast of the state of Queensland.
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Storm Franklin hits UK with flooding and high winds
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Storm Franklin has hammered parts of the UK with strong winds and heavy rain.
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Death toll from flooding and mudslides in Brazil passes 100
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Floods and mudslides in the Brazilian city of Petropolis have killed at least 117 people, local officials said.
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Brazil mudslides kill at least 94, with dozens still missing
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – At least 94 people have died after heavy rains sent devastating mudslides and floods through a mountainous region of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state.
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Heavy rain leaves at least 34 dead in Brazil's Petropolis
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – At least 34 people died after heavy rain hit Petropolis, a city in the mountainous region of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, the local government said on Wednesday.
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18 dead in storms near Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 18 people Tuesday in a tourist town in the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian firefighters said.
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At least three dead in Haiti rains, flooding
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Two days of heavy rains and the resulting floods have killed at least three people in Haiti, according to the head of the country’s civil protection authority.
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Deadly flood hits Ecuador's capital Quito (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Ecuador's emergency officials said that at least 11 people have been killed by powerful flooding in the country's capital Quito.
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Flooding, landslides claim at least 18 lives in Sao Paulo
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – At least 18 people have died due to landslides and flooding in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the governor said on Sunday.
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Pres. Raeisi visits flood-hit areas in Kerman
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Jiroft Airport, Kerman province, on Friday to follow up on the situation of flood hit areas in the southeastern province.
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VIDEI: Floods in Rudbar
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The governor of Rudbar in the northern Iranian province of Gilan has asked the people living near the rivers to evacuate their houses amid floods. Heavy rain and snow have been reported across Iran over the past few days.
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River spurs severe flooding in Washington
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – An intense atmospheric river has bombarded the Pacific Northwest with heavy precipitation since Thursday, causing serious inland and coastal flooding in Washington state.
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Raeisi pursues situation of flood-hit people in S provinces
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Referring to the recent flood hit southern provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan, Iran President Ebrahim Raeisi called on responsible bodies for accelerating relief services to flood-stricken people in these areas.
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VIDEO: Streets in Ahvaz filled with water after heavy rain
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Heavy rainfalls in the southwest of Iran over the past few days have caused severe floods in some areas. The following video footage shows the floods on the streets of Ahvaz, the provincial capital of Khuzestan.
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Iranian community in Malaysia helps flood victims
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – In solidarity with the Malaysian flood victims, the Iranian community in Malaysia have come together to contribute relief supplies to help alleviate their burden.
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At least 20 dead in flooding in Brazil’s Bahia state
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – At least 20 people have been killed in floods in northeastern Brazil, local officials said on Monday, as the region braced for more rain.
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Iran FM spokesman offers condolences to SE Asian states
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson offered condolences to the governments of southeast Asian countries over the loss of lives in the recent typhoon.
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Death toll rises after massive floods in Malaysia
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The number of flood evacuees had risen to 51,000 by Monday as torrential rains lashed Malaysia over the weekend.
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VIDEO: Varamin river revitalizes after recent heavy rain
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Water is flowing in the Varamin rive in the south of the Iranian capital of Tehran once again after the heavy rainfall two days ago.
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Iran expresses sympathy with Vietnam on deadly flood
TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed sympathy with the Vietnamese government and people over the recent deadly flood.
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VIDEO: 9 dead after floods in Sri Lanka, southern India
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Nine people are dead and two others missing after floods in Sri Lanka and parts of southern India caused by more than a week of pounding rains.
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Floods in north Iran
TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Heavy Autumn rainfalls pushed the Talar River to burst its banks and the resulting floods saturated the houses in Bahnamir town in Babolsar in Mazandaran province in the north of Iran on Saturday.
