Flash floods in Iran claim 19 lives

Tehran: Flash floods in southern Iran have killed at least 19 people and injured at least 100 more, local officials said.
Dramatic footage on social media showed torrents of muddy water surging through the city of Shiraz where most of the deaths occurred.
People were seen clinging to lamp posts and the tops of cars. Hundreds of buildings were reported damaged. The floods struck during the Persian New Year holiday when many government offices were closed.
The governor of Fars province, Enayatollah Rahimi, said the flooding was now under control and rescue teams had been deployed to the worst-hit areas.
Further torrential rain has been forecast for the north and east of the country in the coming hours and days.
Flood warnings have been issued in almost all provinces, including the capital Tehran, the BBC news reported.