TEHRAN: At least six people have been killed and eight others are missing after flash floods played havoc in southern Iran, state media reported Monday.
“Five foreigners and one Iranian died due to flooding of Halil River in Jiroft and eight people are missing,” the official IRNA news agency said.
It did not disclose the nationality of those who died. Jiroft is a city situated in the normally dry southern province of Kerman.
According to scientists climate change amplifies extreme weather, including droughts as well as the potential for the enhanced intensity of rainstorms.
Iran has faced repeated droughts in the past decade, but also regular floods. In 2022, heavy rains in Iran’s south left at least 80 people dead and caused damage estimated at about $200 million.
