Flood death toll in Iran reaches 67 as rescue continues

The death toll from spring floods in Iran reached 67 as rescue workers pulled one more body from a river in the Northern Province of Mazandaran.

According to Tasnim news agency, record spring rainfall that has battered Iran in the past weeks caused serious flooding in many areas, mainly the Provinces of Golestan, Lorestan, Khuzestan, Fars and Ilam, forcing thousands to leave their homes.

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