TEHRAN, Apr 02 - Iran’s Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have stepped up ongoing relief efforts in several provinces hardest hit by flash floods, as people in most parts of the country continue to grapple with adverse weather conditions.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The Army scrambled a dozen military transport helicopters to Lorestan’s flood-hit areas after heavy rainfall caused local rivers to bust their banks, triggering flash floods that swept through provincial towns and villages, and forced massive evacuations on Monday.
Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari, the commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces, said Tuesday that 10 choppers had already arrived in the area to deliver rescue and relief operations and two more were to join the fleet later in the day.
The commander noted that much of the rescue efforts were centered in the city of Pol-e Dokhtar, where hundreds of people were trapped in areas cut off by violent torrents of water.
He noted that the Army was moving tactical military bridges from Ahvaz, the capital of the neighboring Khuzestan province, to help with rescue operations in Loresten which were expected to conclude by the end of the day.
Source:presstv