Iran Foreign Minister JavadZarif accuses US of 'economic terrorism' as flood-hit cities evacuated
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused the United States of impeding aid efforts and"economic terrorism" on Monday as authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of flood-stricken cities in western Iran.
The evacuation was ordered after rivers burst their banks, dams overflowed and vast areas were cut off from communication. "In Khorramabad the water has risen by as much as three metres in parts... and reports are coming in of regions... completely submerged with residents stranded on their rooftops," it added.
"We have requested emergency help from neighbouring provinces but at the present no one can do anything." Images on local media show water gushing through streets in Pol-e-Dokhtar where the water level had reached 1.5m. "We do not have any information on the situation there... we do not know how many people have been affected by the floods," he added.Media outlets showed images of collapsed bridges and oil and gas pipelines destroyed by the flood.This is the third major flood to hit Iran in the past two weeks with unprecedented rainfalls in the mostly arid country that had endured a decades-long drought until this year.
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