Mass evacuations have been ordered in Iran after devastating floods
Iranian authorities has ordered the evacuation of six cities along the Karkheh river in southwestern Khuzestan province after more rain sparked fears of new flooding, state news agency IRNA said.
Many residents of Susangerd, with a population of about 50,000, and five other communities in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan were being moved to safer areas as officials released water from major dams, state TV reported. An Iranian man carries a carpet from his flooded home in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran.At least 19 dead in Iran after latest in wave of 'unprecedented' floods
About 1900 cities and villages have been affected by floods after exceptionally heavy rains since March 19.
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