Rescuers searched for the missing in Iran on Friday after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 53 people, officials said, Reuters reports. Mehdi Valipour, Head of Emergency Operations at the Red Crescent Society, told State TV that 16 people were still missing after two days of floods that have affected 400 towns and villages in 18 of Iran's 31 provinces. Many highways were closed. Friday's worst hit area was Firouz Kooh, in the foothills of Alborz Mountains, north-east of the capital, Tehran, where at least 10 people died, Tehran Governor, Mohsen Mansouri, told State TV. He was later quoted by local news agencies as saying around six people were also missing. Floods were still ravaging northern […]
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