Relentless rain and flooding throughout Iran have left some 2 million people facing a humanitarian crisis.
"I have lived here my whole life and have never seen anything like this," said Nasser, 81, a taxi driver in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province.Mehdi Pedramkhoo / AFP - Getty Images fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.AHWAZ, Iran — Two weeks since the storms started, relentless rain and flooding throughout Iran has left some 2 million people facing a humanitarian crisis.
The country's agriculture sector, which makes up about 14 percent of Iran's GDP, has been devastated.In the oil-rich city of Ahwaz, in Khuzestan province, a local sports stadium is now home to rows of Red Crescent tents lined up next to each other. “Between us we had two fridges, three heaters and a television. Along with our home, it’s all gone,” she said.
Jasem said he will move to the capital Tehran, some 600 miles from where he has spent his entire life, and try to find work in a restaurant. "The regime blames outside entities when, in fact, it is their mismanagement that has led to this disaster."The Red Crescent are doing what they can to reach these often rural communities devastated by the floods, but damaged infrastructure has hampered their mobility.
From the air, the scope and scale of the devastation are clear. What looked like massive lakes were actually vast villages and farmlands.
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