Landslide Kills More than 6 People in Iran

The head of Tehran’s emergency centre, Yahya Tabari says a landslide caused by heavy rains killed at least six people in Tehran Iran’s capital.

According to reports, as many as 14 people were reported still missing, and heavier rains were still expected.

Mr. Tabari has urged people to avoid mountainous areas and riversides in the capital.

This comes after at least nine people were injured in the mudslides triggered by flash floods that drenched the foothills of the Alborz Mountains in the early hours, damaging the Imamzadeh Davood shrine in northwestern Tehran.

Tehran’s governor, Mohsen Mansouri said residents had largely failed to heed warnings of heavy rains and possible floods.

He said several other areas of Greater Tehran were also hit by floods, including Pardis, Shemiranat, and Damavand.

The head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society, Pirhossein Kolivand, told newsmen that 18 of the country’s 31 provinces had been hit by floods.

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