The number of flood victims in Iran has risen to 69

20,000 homes were damaged by the floods (Mortaza Nikoubzel/Getty)

tally rose Flood victims in Iran To 69 people, including 7 Iraqis, while the number of missing reached 45 people, including 3 Iraqis, according to the latest Iranian data until now.

The deputy head of the Iranian Emergency and Crisis Management Organization, Nejad Jahani, said today, Sunday, in an interview with the official Iranian news agency IRNA, that: torrents It also left 39 injured, including 3 Iraqis, and struck 24 Iranian provinces. He pointed out that the largest number of victims was in Tehran.

Regarding the flood losses, the Iranian official said that 20,000 homes were damaged by the floods, including 13,000 homes that need repairs and 7,000 homes to be completely reconstructed.

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Iranian social networks circulated painful scenes of floods in Iran, including a video clip of floods trapping an Iranian family, who were swallowed by water, as well as scenes of others drowning their cars.

how painful
The flood swallowed a family pic.twitter.com/m4J1pyde7o

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Today, Sunday, the governor of Mashhad city, Mohsen Dauri, said that yesterday, Saturday, 7 Iraqis were killed on the Miami road in the city, noting that they were on a bus carrying 13 people, including 12 Iraqis and an Iranian driver.

Dauri added, according to Mehr Agency, that the bus, despite warnings of floods, moved on Miami Road and was surrounded by torrents, which led to its overturning. Social networks widely shared the scene of the bus inundation and overturning.

⚠️ Heartbreaking images
7 out of 13 passengers of this van died in the flood around Mashhad
6 of them were Iraqi pilgrims of Imam Reza… pic.twitter.com/bo2vWjLH9M

— Saeed Khalkhali (@Saeid_kh21) July 30, 2022