Tasnim Around 800 local residents in Irans southeastern Sistan region have received medical treatment in the wake of a persistent sandstorm that is tearing through the area, an official said. A crisis management official at the governors office of Irans southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan told Tasnim on Sunday that 787 people in the ...

Tasnim - Harsh weather conditions in southeast Iran, a result of annual 120-day winds, have caused the amount of suspended solids in the air to rocket, exceeding the maximum permitted levels by up to 14 times and the critical limits by 5 times in some places. For much of the past couple of days, the 120-day winds have churned unrelenting storms ...

Tasnim More than 5,000 local residents in Irans southeastern Sistan region have received medical treatment in hospitals as a persistent sandstorm, part of annual 120-day winds, is tearing through the area. Layers of dust on cars, streets and just about everything else outside are a common scene that people in Sistan have seen every day in recent ...

A sandstorm with winds gusting up to 100 kilometres an hour has hit scores of villages in Sistan-Baluchistan. Mehr News Agency reports that Red Crescent officials in the southeastern Iranian province are working hard to clear the way and rescue residents. The Hirmand governor reports that 35 villages are inaccessible due to the sandstorm and 30 ...