{"id":211214,"date":"2019-04-13T19:02:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T19:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/211214-iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies"},"modified":"2020-01-24T17:44:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T17:44:20","slug":"iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime\u2019s devastating flood policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime&rsquo;s devastating flood policies\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_0hIX_AWlVOw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0hIX_AWlVOw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0hIX_AWlVOw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M36S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2019-04-12T19:53:10Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_0hIX_AWlVOw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0hIX_AWlVOw%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime\u2019s devastating flood policies<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0hIX_AWlVOw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F0hIX_AWlVOw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime&rsquo;s devastating flood policies\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Iran, April 12, 2019 - Reports indicate that angry flood stricken locals in the southwestern city of Ahvaz took to the streets today in protest to the Iranian regime\u2019s incompetence in dealing with the floods. 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Locals also say they don\u2019t have facilities to make flood barriers.The protesters said that if the government refused to direct water to Hawizeh Marshes they would take matters in their own hands.Similar protests were also reported in the Shelang Abad region in Ahvaz.Reports indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has blocked water from the Hawizeh Marshes to protect its oil interests in the region and instead directs water to cities and villages.Also today, angry flood stricken Ahvaz residents verbally attacked a visiting senior IRGC officer.Videos showed locals surrounding Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a former commander of the infamous Bassij forces, yelling at him and chanting, \u201cKhuzestan has been swept away by water while officials sleep\u201d.The locals also chanted, \u201cget lost\u201d in Persian and \u201cAhvaz will be free\u201d in Arabic while pushing Naqdi\u2019s bodyguards and police.Although state-run news agencies like Tasnim boast that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Basij forces and other regime affiliated institutions are aiding flood victims in the worst hit areas of Iran, locals are furious and say that they have been abandoned by the government.Naser Saraj, the head of the country\u2019s Inspection Organization recently said that \u201cmistakes and man-made elements\u201d had increased flood damages.Severe rain and floods have ravaged more than 27 provinces since May 17.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2019-04-13T19:02:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":402,"height":100,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime\u2019s devastating flood policies","datePublished":"2019-04-13T19:02:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/"},"wordCount":23,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"keywords":["save"],"articleSection":["Multimedia Iran Protests"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/","name":"Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime\u2019s devastating flood policies - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-04-13T19:02:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-01-24T17:44:20+00:00","description":"Iran, April 12, 2019 - Reports indicate that angry flood stricken locals in the southwestern city of Ahvaz took to the streets today in protest to the Iranian regime\u2019s incompetence in dealing with the floods. According to videos published on social media locals in the Eyn-e Do region in western Ahvaz, in the oil rich province of Khuzestan, marched on the streets chanting, \u201cthey wanted to dishonor us but we will not be dishonored\u201d in Arabic.They were protesting the regime\u2019s policy of opening dams directing water to their farmlands, villages and cities. Locals also say they don\u2019t have facilities to make flood barriers.The protesters said that if the government refused to direct water to Hawizeh Marshes they would take matters in their own hands.Similar protests were also reported in the Shelang Abad region in Ahvaz.Reports indicate that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has blocked water from the Hawizeh Marshes to protect its oil interests in the region and instead directs water to cities and villages.Also today, angry flood stricken Ahvaz residents verbally attacked a visiting senior IRGC officer.Videos showed locals surrounding Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a former commander of the infamous Bassij forces, yelling at him and chanting, \u201cKhuzestan has been swept away by water while officials sleep\u201d.The locals also chanted, \u201cget lost\u201d in Persian and \u201cAhvaz will be free\u201d in Arabic while pushing Naqdi\u2019s bodyguards and police.Although state-run news agencies like Tasnim boast that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Basij forces and other regime affiliated institutions are aiding flood victims in the worst hit areas of Iran, locals are furious and say that they have been abandoned by the government.Naser Saraj, the head of the country\u2019s Inspection Organization recently said that \u201cmistakes and man-made elements\u201d had increased flood damages.Severe rain and floods have ravaged more than 27 provinces since May 17.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/multimedia\/multimedia-iran-protests\/iran-enraged-ahvaz-locals-take-to-streets-against-regime-s-devastating-flood-policies\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Iran: Enraged Ahvaz locals take to streets against regime\u2019s devastating flood policies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}