Natural Disasters

Azerbaijan’s humanitarian aid delivered to Iran Red Crescent

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – The humanitarian aid cargo provided by the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran’s flood victims was delivered to the Iranian Red Crescent Society on Monday.
2019-04-15 15:50
VIDEO: Heavy rainfall in Hasht Bandi, Hormozgan

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – Rainfall in Hormozgan, Iran’s south province is continuing which has caused waterlogging in some parts of the province.
2019-04-14 12:40
VIDEO: Fierce storms leave two kids dead in US

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – Storms hammered east Texas on Saturday, with two children killed when a tree fell on a car, authorities said. The children, ages 3 and 8, were in the back seat when the tree fell on their vehicle. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
2019-04-14 12:19
Floods incur over $942m loss to Iran's agricultural sector

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati says the recent heavy rainfalls and flash floods sweeping across much of the provinces are estimated to have so far caused about 130 trillion rials ($942 million) to the country’s agricultural sector.
2019-04-14 11:38
By: Maryam Kamyab

Germany’s aid to Iran’s flood-affected people delivered

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – In a ceremony attended by German Ambassador to Iran Michael Klor-Berchtold, German Red Cross delivered its humanitarian aid cargo to Iranian Red Crescent in Tehran on Monday. The equipment will be used in the relief operations to Iran’s flood-stricken people.
2019-04-08 15:27
Pres. Rouhani:

Govt. committed to swift compensation for flood losses

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed his government’s commitment to providing swift compensation for flood-affected people across the country.
2019-04-08 09:42
Intl. humanitarian aid for flood-stricken areas of Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Several countries and international organizations have provided financial and non-financial humanitarian aids to flood-hit people in various provinces across Iran.
2019-04-07 15:44
Energy minister cancels Berlin trip

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian, who was scheduled to attend Berlin Energy Transition Dialgoue 2019 on April 9-10, has canceled his trip to Germany, due to the current situation caused by the massive nation-wide floods, a senior official said.
2019-04-07 09:24
German plane carrying humanitarian aids lands in Tehran: envoy

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – The plane carrying humanitarian aids to Iran’s flood-affected victims landed in Tehran on Thursday night, the German ambassador to Iran announced.
2019-04-05 09:54
Zarif slams Pompeo’s flood comments as ‘unprofessional’, 'interventionist’

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has strongly slammed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his 'unprofessional, interventionist and demagogic' comments about the recent nation-wide flash floods in Iran.
2019-04-04 23:17
Mongolia commiserates with Iran over deadly flash floods

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Mongolian Foreign Minister in a message to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed his deepest condolences over the deadly floods, which killed and injured dozens of people across Iran.
2019-04-04 18:23
Maj. Gen. Jafari:

IRGC using all capacities to prevent further flood damages

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) –Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the force is taking every necessary measure to prevent the possible damages of the upcoming wave of rains in the flood-hit areas.
2019-04-04 13:35
By: Mohsen Tizhoosh

Aerial photos show scale of Pol-e Dokhtar flooding

LORESTAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – A few days after the devastating flood in Pol-e Dokhtar County, western Lorestan province, thoroughfares and streets of the city are full of water, the issue of which has made rendering relief and rescue services to flood-hit people with difficulty. The flood has incurred serious damages to a large part of the city.
2019-04-04 13:08
Larijani calls for effective strategies to compensate for flood damages

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on the members of the Parliament on Wednesday to find the best solutions for helping relief operations to the damages caused by the recent floods across the country.
2019-04-04 11:39
UNICEF says Initial supplies on way to Iran to help flood victims

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that initial supplies to help rescue operations to Iran’s flood victims are on the way.
2019-04-04 10:17
Kuwait offers humanitarian aid to Iran’s flood victims

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – Kuwait has expressed sympathy to the Iranian government and people over the casualties and property damage caused by recent floods across the country, offering emergency and rescue aids to Iran.
2019-04-04 10:11
Fighting Zionists’ aggression example of striving in God’s path: Leader

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said people’s fighting against the aggressions of the tyrants such as the Zionist regime, is the true example of striving in the path of God.
2019-04-03 13:23
Leader’s meeting with officials on relief operations to flood-hit areas

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a special meeting on Tuesday, called on Iranian officials and institutions to take all necessary measures to tackle the problems gripping people in the country’s flood-stricken areas and relieve their sufferings.
2019-04-03 09:20
By: Hamid Vakili

Flood damage in Khorramabad

KHORRAMABAD, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Devastating floods have been hitting Iran for two weeks, claiming the lives of over 40 people and causing considerable damages across the country. Khorramabad, in western Lorestan province, witnessed floods as much as three meters high, submerging some houses and causing severe damages to the city.
2019-04-02 15:16
US blocking humanitarian measures toward Iran's flood victims: FM spox

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Iran has strongly slammed the US’ restrictive measures that are troubling the relief efforts targeting flood-stricken people across the country.
2019-04-02 15:13
By: Maryam Kamyab

Heavy rains in capital Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Iran's capital Tehran witnessed a range of strong rains during the past two days as a new storm system moved into western Iran on Sunday. Meanwhile, many western cities are still facing water torrents and flash floods after two weeks of heavy raining.
2019-04-02 11:57
Army dispatches helicopters to flood-stricken Lorestan prov.

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Army Ground Force has dispatched helicopters to help the flood-stricken people in Pol-e Dokhtar County, western Lorestan province, Army spokesman Brigadier General Shahin Taghihhani said on Tuesday.
2019-04-02 11:04
VIDEO: Devastating flood devours a house in Lorestan prov.

TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) – Devastating floods have been hitting different parts of Iran for over a week, claiming the lives of over 45 people and causing considerable damages in different cities. The footage here shows a flashflood that completely destroys a house in Pol-e Dokhtar in Lorestan province, western Iran.
2019-04-01 19:34
By: Moein Motlagh

Aerial photos of Aqqala devastating flood

AQQALA, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s northern provinces of Golestan and Mazandaran have been battered by heavy rains for the past few days, with Aqqala and Gomishan cities in Golestan being the worst hit where landslides have killed two people, and devastating flooding forced evacuations and left many districts without power.
2019-03-23 11:54
By: Mohammad Moheimani

Aerial photos reveal aftermath of flood in N Iran

AQQALA, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Heavy flood hit vast regions of Golestan province, including Aqqala county today. Flood has surrounded some nine villages cutting access to their roads. Officials have requested residents of some villages to evacuate their homes. It is said that the flood is moving towards the Caspian Sea and will end tomorrow.
2019-03-21 17:55
5.2 quake strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Laft village, in the Central District of Qeshm Island, southern Iran, on Sunday.
2019-02-10 16:42
Minor quake hits SW Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – A minor earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit Izeh in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan in the early hours of Sunday.
2019-02-10 09:29
Iran expresses sympathy with Brazil over deadly dam burst

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry has extended deepest sympathies to the Brazilian government and nation over a catastrophic dam burst on Friday, which led to the death of dozens of people.
2019-01-26 18:23
By: Mehdi Hossein Nezhadi

Wildefire in Astara

ASTARA, Jan. 16 (MAN) – Starting on Tuesday night, a wildfire is spreading across the Astara forests, Gilan province, northern Iran. Warm winds are fanning the wildfire making the efforts to contain the fire ineffective up to now. No injuries or victims have been reported.
2019-01-16 17:49
VIDEO: Italy’s Mount Etna erupts again

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanos in Italy and Europe, was seen emitting volcanic ash from its Northeast Crater in Catania, Sicily, on Sunday. The footage shows plumes of ash rising above Etna's northern ski resort of Piano Provenzana.
2019-01-14 17:10