“Iran Floods and UN’s Response” Op-Ed by UN resident coordinator in Hamshahri newspaper
United Nations Iran – We, at the United Nations (UN), are deeply saddened by the loss of life, injuries and extensive damage…
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Natural disasters insurance fund to be established: CBI governor
Tehran Times – CBI Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati announced that a natural disaster insurance fund will be set up in the country, IRIB…
Iran thankful for intl. humanitarian aid for flood-hit people
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mousavi voiced the country’s appreciation to all those countries that have been sending humanitarian aid to alleviate…
Rouhani instructs 7 governors for full readiness amid new wave of rainfalls
President.ir – Speaking by telephone with governor-generals of seven province separately, President instructed them to be fully ready for dealing with the…
Recent flooding caused by climate change: IMO director
Tehran Times – Torrential rains and unprecedented flooding recently hitting the country is the result of climate change, head of Iran’s Meteorological…
2 million in need of aid after Iran floods: Red Crescent
AFP – The devastating floods that have swamped many parts of Iran since March have left two million people in need of…
S Korea offers cash aid to Iranian flood-hit areas
MNA – South Korea has offered $200,000 US to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support…
Azerbaijan’s humanitarian aid delivered to Iran Red Crescent
MNA – The humanitarian aid cargo provided by the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran’s flood victims was delivered to the Iranian Red…
Iran military on alert after flash flooding hits South, southeast regions
MNA – The spokesman of the Iranian Army Shahin Taghikhani said Sun. that the Army units are on alert to help the…
WHO hails Iran’s efforts in containing contagious diseases
IRNA – The World Health Organization says Iran’s success in containing contagious and non-contagious diseases after the recent deadly flash floods could…
Photos: Flood incurs heavy damages to villages in Susangerd
Mizan | Hassan Shirvani: With unprecedented rainfall in springtime and considerable increase of flow rate of rivers, a large part of villages…
Leader permits using NDFI resources for post-flood renovation ‘if needed’
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to the president’s request to get help from the…
US dungeon of human rights: Judiciary official
IRNA – US and its allied countries are dungeons of human rights, the secretary general of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights…
Kuwait sends 2nd humanitarian aid to Flood-hit Iran
IRNA – Kuwaiti people’s humanitarian aid to the flood-hit areas in Iran was delivered to Iran’s Embassy on Sunday to be dispatched…
Resistance groups help flood victims in Iran
Tehran Times – While hundreds of Iranians are hit by floods and are displaced, various campaigns have been launched by Lebanese, Afghan,…
Rouhani stresses necessity of coop. among 3 branches to help flood-hit people
MNA – The first session of the Supreme Council of Economic Coordination this year was held on Sunday with the participation of…
Iran’s coverage: Europe falls far behind its commitments toward Iran: FM Zarif
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Zarif: Europe’s fulfillment of JCPOA commitments overdue Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Iraqis thank Iran with sending relief aid to flood victims
FNA – The Union of Muslim Clerics of Iraq (UMCI) initiated an “appreciation campaign” in Diyala Governorate of the Arab country to…
Iran: US obstructing aid to flood victims crime against humanity
FNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif categorically denounced the US move to obstruct aid to his compatriots affected by the…
IRGC spokesman underlines non-stop aerial monitoring of flood-hit areas in Iran
FNA – Head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Public Relations Department Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said IRGC drones monitor the flood-hit…
Floods’ damage reaches $2.5 billion: Iran’s Interior Minister
ISNA – Recent floods in Iran have left nearly $2.5 billion damage and hit 25 provinces and more than 4400 villages across…
Iraq’s PMF helping Iran in flood-hit areas: Senior MP
IRNA – Head of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said on Saturday that the presence of Iraqi Popular…
Death toll in Iran floods rises to 76: report
Xinhua — The recent floodings in most parts of Iran killed at least 76 people, Press TV reported on Sunday. The heavy…
Withdrawal from NDFI to be finalized after govt. damage report
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution has reportedly agreed with withdrawal of some €2 billion from the National Development Fund of…
Floods incur over $3bn loss to Iran’s agricultural sector
MNA – Iran’s Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati says the recent heavy rainfalls and flash floods sweeping across much of the provinces are…
Minister: Iran having highest rainfall in 50 years
Tasnim – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said the country is experiencing a year with the highest amount of annual precipitation during…
Some $838m worth of flood damage inflicted to Iran’s roads: minister
MNA – Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said that recent flood across the country has inflicted some 35.2 trillion…
Iranian flood rescuers killed in boat accident declared martyrs by Leader
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei granted a number of rescue workers killed in a boat accident…
Flood-hit West Ethylene Pipeline to resume operation soon: NPC
MNA – The West Ethylene Pipeline, which has been hit by the recent heavy flooding and ensuing landslides in western Iran, is…
Iranians band together to battle devastating floods
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP: Sweat rolling down his cheek, Ghasem Arabi filled sandbags to prop-up a makeshift dyke as flood waters…
Photos: Dozens of flood-hit couples hold wedding ceremonies in Iran
IRNA – A group of flood-hit couples in the northern Iranian province of Golestan has celebrated their weddings in makeshift camps despite…
WHO airlifts medical supplies to people affected by the floods in Islamic Republic of Iran
United Nations Iran – The World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted essential medical supplies to the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond to…
Pope Francis sends 100,000 euros for flood victims in Iran
MNA – In the wake of massive flooding in Iran, Pope Francis sent 100,000 euros (about $113,000) for emergency aid, according to…
World weatherwatch: ‘western disturbance’ submerges Iran
The Guardian – A western disturbance parked over north Pakistan has introduced rounds of heavy rain to Iran for three weeks straight,…
France delivers 2nd rescue aid cargo to Iranian Red Crescent
MNA – France delivered its second shipment of humanitarian aids to Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on Saturday in a bid to…
All capacities of Armed Forces being used to help flood victims: Minister
Tasnim – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami highlighted the Armed Forces’ major role in relief and rescue operations in flood-hit…
Photos: Custodian of Astan-e Quds Razavi visits flood-hit areas in Pol-e Dokhtar
MNA | Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem: Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Marvi newly-appointed custodian of Astan-e Quds Razavi visited flood-hit areas in Pol-e Dokhtar, Lorestan province…
Iran uni. entrance exam postponed due to flood
MNA – Member of Education and Research Committee of Iranian Parliament Mahmoud Sadeghi said Iran university entrance exam will be postponed because…
UAE, Saudi Arabia Red Crescents to help Iran flood survivors
IRNA – The Emirati and Saudi Red Crescents will send humanitarian aids to the Iranian flood-stricken people. According to the UAE media,…
Iran receives Japan aids to flood survivors
IRNA – The Japanese government’s humanitarian aid consignment was delivered through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Iranian Red Crescent Society. The…