The UAE authorities announced that 6 people of Asian nationalities were killed in the recent torrential rains, while at least 24 people were killed and others are still missing as a result of torrential rains and floods that hit areas in Iran.
Today, Friday, the UAE Ministry of Interior said in a video posted on Twitter that 6 people of Asian nationalities had died as a result of the recent torrential rains that swept the country.
The ministry added that a search is underway for another person of Asian nationalities.
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Dead and missing in Iran
In Iran, at least 24 people were killed and others are still missing due to torrential rains and floods that hit areas near Tehran since Wednesday, officials said today, with similar climatic phenomena recorded in other provinces.
Large areas of Iran have been affected - since the day before yesterday - by large amounts of heavy rain, which has reflected torrential rains, floods and erosion of the soil.
And the Iranian Red Crescent Society said in a statement today that "due to heavy rains and torrential rains in the village of Imamzadeh Daoud (to the west of the capital), Firouzkoh, Rodhun and Damavand (to the east of the capital), 24 people died."
She indicated that "rescue operations and the search for 19 missing persons" are continuing in these areas within Tehran Province.
Governor Mohsen Mansouri confirmed to state television that in the Firouzkoh area, during the past hours, 10 people were killed and 12 were injured, while 16 others were missing.
He explained that this mountainous region, about 130 km east of the capital, was "the most affected by a rock erosion."
Yesterday, Thursday, the authorities confirmed that at least 7 people were killed as a result of torrential rains that hit areas near Tehran, most notably the tourist village of Imamzadeh Daoud, west of the capital, Tehran.
Today, Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi said that 18 out of the country's 31 provinces are facing torrential rains, including Mazandaran, Alborz, Markazi, Isfahan and Yazd, in addition to Tehran.
The climate in southern and central Iran is largely dry, but these areas witnessed floods in multiple stages, the last of which was last week.
Large-scale flooding in Iran in March and April 2019 killed at least 76 people and caused nearly $2 billion in damage.
Scientists believe that climate change intensifies the extremes of climate, including drought, in addition to the possibility of increased intensity of storms and rain.