Russia sends human aid to Iran following floods

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News ID: 37475
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 14:56 - 06 April 2019
TEHRAN, Apr 06 - Russia has sent several consignments of human aid to Iran following the recent deadly floods in some Iranian cities.

Russia sends human aid to Iran following floodsTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Russia has had close and continuous contacts with Iran’s Red Crescent Society to know about the required things for people in the affected areas.

Several consignments of human aid have been sent to Iran after a command by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The human aid includes over 4.000 tents, bed, blankets and other required items.

The tragedy started in the four Northern provinces of Mazandaran, Golestan, Semnan and North Khorassan on March 20. Thirty provinces of Iran have been hit by severe weather conditions since then.

Over 56,000 people were affected in various cities and rural areas in Golestan and Mazandaran as a result of heavy rainfall that hit the two provinces on March 19 and 20.

While the nation was shocked by the casualties and magnitude of destructions in the Northern regions of the country, another round of floods hit the country in the Western and Southwestern provinces on March 25.

The most shocking images were relayed from Shiraz, a very popular tourist destination homing historical monuments from ancient times to the present age, where the Northern opening gate of the city witnessed a tragic pileup of cars swept away by a flash flood.

 

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iran ، russia ، aid ، flood
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