15 killed in Iran flash flood

A flash flood that swept through a southern city of Iran killed 15 people in Jiroft on Tuesday, the official said. The search and rescue operation had been brought to an end, it added. Jiroft is a city located in the normally dry southern province of Kerman.

Iran has endured repeated droughts in the past decade, but also regular floods, a phenomenon made worse when torrential rain falls on sun-baked earth. In 2022, heavy rains in Iran's south left at least 80 people dead and caused damage estimated at about $200 million.