Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday, killed two farmers who were trying to build up a wall to prevent flood from entering farms and villages in Khuzestan.

Iranian Minister of Energy, Reza Ardakanian said on Tuesday that the value of recent flood is up to 2.5 billion dollars as five billion cubic meters of free and fresh water filled the dams throughout the country.

At least 25 Afghan asylum seekers were shot dead and wounded on Wednesday by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran’s South-Eastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.   

Iranian state media on Tuesday Called the recent deadly massive floods that hit the country and killed at least 45 people as “The God Test.”

Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mining and Commerce banned export of onions and potatoes on Sunday to stabilize the prices and regulate domestic market.

A report by Iranian local newspaper, Hamshahri, quoted a local official who indicated that the heavy floods throughout the country last week caused 180 million USD losses in agriculture, VOA English reported.

Iranian Government has prevented donators across the country from reaching flood-affected areas or delivering aids to the victims.

Iranian Legal Medicine Organization announced on Wednesday that the recent massive floods caused 26 deaths in the past three days, BBC Persian reported.

Islamic republic of Iran spent 1 billion USD in an isolated port of Shahid Beheshti in less-developed province of Sistan and Baluchestan, hoping to reduce the impacts of US Sanctions, Sputniknews reported on Wednesday.

Avatoday received videos and pictures on Tuesday, indicating that people are helping each other to deal with continuous heavy floods in the absence of an efficient government.