Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 17 people and left six others missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, state media reported on Saturday. "Around 5:00 pm yesterday, heavy rains in the towns of Ij and Roodbal in the central parts of Estehban County led to flooding," Yousef Kargar, governor of the county in Fars province, was quoted as saying by
Six people still missing after heavy rainfall in largely arid area; local official says a number of people were in Roodbal riverbed when water swept through
Thirteen of the bodies have been identified, state media reported, after heavy rains in the central parts of Estehban County, with video on social media showing cars caught in rising waters and carried away.
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