2022 Iranian floods

Natural disaster in Iran

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2022 Iranian floods
A mosque buried by a mudslide in Tehran
Date	23–30 July 2022
Location	Mazandaran, Yazd, Sistan and Baluchistan
Deaths	95
Missing	200+
Property damage	$2 billion USD^[1]

In late July 2022, Iran was hit by historic floods and mudslides which affected 400 towns and villages in 21 of Iran's 31 provinces, and destroyed over 20,000 homes.^[2]^[3] In the provinces of Mazandaran and Yazd, deaths were high. At least 95 people have been reported dead and over 200 others are missing.^[2]^[4]

Events

On 11 July, rescue missions such as the Iranian Red Crescent went to help families in 51 villages in the Sistan and Baluchistan province.^[5]

On 6 August 2022, floods hit Imamzadeh.^[6]

References

^ "Floods Kill More Than 20 People In Southern Iran, Says State Media". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 23 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nearly 100 Dead In Iran's Flood, Locals Say Over 200 Still Missing". iranintl.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ "Iran floods: At least 21 killed in southern Fars province". BBC News. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Week-long Iran flooding leaves at least 80 dead and 30 missing". France 24. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Karachi flooded in latest bout of torrential rain". 12 July 2022.
^ "مدیر آستان امامزاده داوود: تخریب بخش زیادی از امامزاده داوود(ع) ؛ وضعیت بحرانی است | تصاویر تخریب امامزاده را ببینید". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.