Iran flood death toll rises to 76

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Sun, 14 Apr 2019 - 10:39 GMT

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Sun, 14 Apr 2019 - 10:39 GMT

FILE PHOTO: People are seen on a boat after a flooding in Golestan province, Iran, March 24, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: People are seen on a boat after a flooding in Golestan province, Iran, March 24, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS

TEHRAN, April 14 (MENA) - Seventy-six people have been killed in Iran by floods in recent weeks, according to a new toll published Sunday with warnings still in place for large swathes of the country.

"With the death of five people in the Khuzestan province flood and another person in Ilam province the death toll has now reached 76," since March 19, according to a statement published online by the coroner's office.

The two southwestern provinces are the latest overwhelmed by floods that first hit the northeast of the usually arid country, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate from cities and villages, Fars news agency reported.

The floods have caused immense damage with homes, roads, infrastructure and agriculture all hit.

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