Flood damage of 20 billion to the nomads of Tehran province/ Half of the nomadic routes were reopened

Farshid Zabihi In an interview with IRNA reporter, he said: Considering that the nomads of Tehran province were settled in the cold and mountainous areas of the province, we witnessed floods in these areas, especially in the cities of Firuzkoh and Shemiranat, which are more than 500 km from the roads It blocked and destroyed the nomads.

He added: With the cooperation of the governors of the cities and the emphasis of the governor of Tehran, more than 50% of the nomadic routes have been reopened and the rest of the routes will be reopened soon.

Director of nomadic affairs of Tehran province continued: The flood caused the loss of more than 300 nomadic livestock, and more than 500 hectares of nomadic fields and pastures were also damaged due to this flood.

Stating that this flood did not cause any casualties in the nomadic areas of Tehran province, he said: Also, a number of springs and drinking water transmission networks were destroyed in the nomadic areas as a result of this flood.

Director of nomadic affairs of Tehran province, pointing out that the distribution of tents and also essential items was done with the cooperation of the governors and the Red Crescent community of Tehran province, said: "In the very first moments, the relief operation and assistance to the nomads in the flooded areas started, and this is still the case." Relief continues.

Referring to the unfavorable weather conditions until the end of the week, he said: According to the weather forecast, we will witness rain and possibly floods in the highlands of Tehran province by the end of the week, so we ask the nomads to avoid unnecessary travel in the highlands.

According to IRNA, on the morning of Thursday, August 6, some parts of Tehran province, including Firouzkoh, Damavand, Shemiranat and Pakdasht cities, faced a flood incident.

This incident caused a lot of damage to the farmers and nomads of these cities.

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