TEHRAN, Iran — Flash floods in southern Iran have killed at least 17 people and injured 74, Iranian state TV reported on Monday. Heavy rains outside the city of Shiraz triggered the sudden flooding, according to the head of Iran’s emergency medical services, Pirhossein Koulivand. State TV earlier said most of the people killed had been trying to take videos of the flooding on their phones. Iran’s metrology department had warned about the heavy rains in various areas across Iran. Last year, at least 30 people were killed by flash floods in the Iranian province of Eastern Azerbaijan.

Source: National Post March 25, 2019 18:22 UTC