At least 11 killed by floods caused by heavy rains in southern Iran

July 23 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least eleven people have died and 13 are missing due to flooding caused by heavy rains in Fars province in southern Iran.

“Unfortunately as a result of this fact, eleven people from our province have lost their lives and 13 people are missing. The search operation continues,” said the Director General of Crisis Management of the Government of Fars, Khalil Abdulahi, in statements. collected by the Fars News agency.

According to preliminary information, a total of 55 people suffered an accident as a result of this flood and were rescued by the rescue and military forces.

Also, Abdulahi added that “as soon as this natural disaster occurred, (authorities) and rescue forces were sent to the accident site to investigate the details of the incident.”