{"id":214648,"date":"2020-03-23T16:55:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T16:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=214648"},"modified":"2023-01-23T06:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T05:32:44","slug":"amid-coronavirus-floods-in-iran-kill-dozens-regime-has-not-taken-any-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/amid-coronavirus-floods-in-iran-kill-dozens-regime-has-not-taken-any-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Coronavirus, Floods in Iran Kill Dozens; Regime Has Not Taken Any Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_214651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214651\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020\" class=\"wp-image-214651 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Floods in 13 provinces of Iran - March 2020\" width=\"800\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020-696x378.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Floods-in-11-provinces-of-Iran-March-2020-772x420.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floods in 13 provinces of Iran &#8211; March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Floods across Iranian southern provinces\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0so far claimed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lives of 11 people<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0created another\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">humanitarian crisis amid the coronavirus outbreak in Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Among the victims are a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a032-year old woman and a five-year-old girl in the city of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, and a 58-year old man in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Larestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Ther<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e have been<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reports of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">injuries,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0two of which are in Bandar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kangan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0near Bushehr, southern Iran, and another in the city of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Darab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This crisis could<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ve been prevented since\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seasonal rains<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were reported on Sunday, March 22 in the provinces of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hormozgan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Fars, Bushehr,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sistan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&amp; Baluchistan, and Kerman.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This sad incident\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">comes\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">days after the Persian New Year. Last\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nowruz was also marked with deaths due to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">floods in many Iranian cities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_214650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-214650\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Food-Iran-Kerman-Kahnuj-March-2020\" class=\"wp-image-214650 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Food-Iran-Kerman-Kahnuj-March-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Food-Iran-Kerman-Kahnuj-March-2020\" width=\"607\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Food-Iran-Kerman-Kahnuj-March-2020.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Food-Iran-Kerman-Kahnuj-March-2020-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-214650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food, Iran &#8211; Kerman, Kahnuj- March 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reports from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kangan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">confirmed more\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">120<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0millimeters of rain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fall<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 100 millimeters pouring down on Sunday alone. The rain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fall<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">resulted in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0power outages in various villages\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">near\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">these cities, along with dangerous mudslides between the two towns of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rahak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Dir in Bushehr Province. The governor in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kangan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has confirmed that these rains have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rendered<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0damages to local infrastructure, homes, livestock and people\u2019s vehicles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u0631 \u0648\u062d\u0634\u062a\u0646\u0627\u06a9 \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 - \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628\u06cc\u0647\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u0628\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0622\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06f4\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646\u06f9\u06f9\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_jli-ddcHIvY\" 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%2Fjli-ddcHIvY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jli-ddcHIvY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT30S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-03-23T11:36:23Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_jli-ddcHIvY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fjli-ddcHIvY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u0631 \u0648\u062d\u0634\u062a\u0646\u0627\u06a9 \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 - \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628\u06cc\u0647\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u0628\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0622\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06f4\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646\u06f9\u06f9<\/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\/jli-ddcHIvY\" 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%2Fjli-ddcHIvY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u0631 \u0648\u062d\u0634\u062a\u0646\u0627\u06a9 \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 - \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628\u06cc\u0647\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u0628\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0622\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06f4\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646\u06f9\u06f9\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0648\u06cc\u0631 \u0648\u062d\u0634\u062a\u0646\u0627\u06a9 \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 - \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u06a9\u0634\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0631\u0627\u0628\u06cc\u0647\u0627\u06cc\u06cc \u0628\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u0622\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06f4\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646\u06f9\u06f9\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the city of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Poledokhtar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Lorestan Province, many of the local roads are reportedly engulfed by floodwaters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and damages have been inflicted on people\u2019s homes and stores. Roads leading to many villages, including those in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0district of Lorestan, are blocked by floods.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0634 \u0634\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u062f\u0646 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0639\u0633\u0644\u0648\u06cc\u06473\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_pK-7ep7Itp0\" 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%2FpK-7ep7Itp0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pK-7ep7Itp0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT34S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-03-22T18:09:55Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_pK-7ep7Itp0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FpK-7ep7Itp0%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0634 \u0634\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u062f\u0646 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0639\u0633\u0644\u0648\u06cc\u06473\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646<\/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\/pK-7ep7Itp0\" 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%2FpK-7ep7Itp0%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0634 \u0634\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u062f\u0646 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0639\u0633\u0644\u0648\u06cc\u06473\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0631\u062f\u06cc\u0646\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0634 \u0634\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u062f\u0646 \u0633\u06cc\u0644 \u062f\u0631 \u0639\u0633\u0644\u0648\u06cc\u0647\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These floods are due to the regime\u2019s mismanagement in destroying infrastructure, constructing unnecessary dams,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dredging riverbeds and most importantly,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">negligence in helping the victims once the flood-ravaged<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reports from Iran confirm the Iranian regime\u2019s inaction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These reports further indicate that despite\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">various<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0flood crises throughout 2019, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iranian<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0regime has further\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">declined<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to provide any funding to prepare these areas\u2019 infrastructures for future rain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fall<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is is the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">same criminal approach\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">regarding the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">coronavirus outbreak, which has, according to the reports published by the\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">taking\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">lives of nearly 10,000 people.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this regard, Mrs.\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the president-elect of the\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Council of Resistance of Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">(NCRI)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0wrote on Twitter: \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My sympathies to our compatriots stranded in nine Iranian provinces surrounded by Floods and overflowing of rivers. My condolences to families of the victims in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Larestan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Bandar Abbas. As in the coronavirus outbreak in Iran no relief efforts could be expected from the mullahs\u2019 depraved regime. The people of Iran become victims of preventable incidents.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CoronaoutbreakIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CoronaoutbreakIran<\/a> no relief efforts could be expected from the mullahs\u2019 depraved regime. The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> become victims of preventable incidents<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1241814043318530052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floods across Iranian southern provinces&nbsp;have&nbsp;so far claimed&nbsp;the&nbsp;lives of 11 people&nbsp;and&nbsp;created another&nbsp;humanitarian crisis amid the coronavirus outbreak in Iran.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":214651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[186],"class_list":{"0":"post-214648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-coronavirus"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amid Coronavirus, Floods in Iran Kill Dozens; 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