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A general view shows destruction following the flood in Firuzkuh, east of Tehran, Iran July 30, 2022. Iranian Red Crescent Society / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Roads into Firuzkuh, a town of about 18,000 people in Tehran province, after days of floods in Iran. EPA
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President Ebrahim Raisi visited Firuzkuh to learn about flood response in the area. Flash flooding claimed the lives of Iraqi tourists there at the weekend. EPA
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Rescue teams at work after flooding in Firuzkuh, Iran. EPA
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, centre, during his visit to Firuzkuh to assess the flood situation. EPA
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Rescue workers wade through mud during floods in Firuzkuh, Iran. EPA
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Rescue workers in Firuzkuh, Iran. Reports say flash floods washed cars and their passengers away. EPA
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Heavy rain turned earth to mud, deluging homes during flash flooding in the Firuzkuh area of Tehran province. AFP
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Workers clear the mud from outside a mosque following a flash flood and mudslide in Firuzkuh. AFP
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An abandoned car on a mud-covered road at the site of a flash flood in the Firuzkuh. Motorists left their vehicles and roads became unpassable. AFP
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A general view shows destruction following the flood in Firuzkuh, east of Tehran, Iran July 30, 2022. Iranian Red Crescent Society / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Roads into Firuzkuh, a town of about 18,000 people in Tehran province, after days of floods in Iran. EPA
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President Ebrahim Raisi visited Firuzkuh to learn about flood response in the area. Flash flooding claimed the lives of Iraqi tourists there at the weekend. EPA
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Rescue teams at work after flooding in Firuzkuh, Iran. EPA
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, centre, during his visit to Firuzkuh to assess the flood situation. EPA
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Rescue workers wade through mud during floods in Firuzkuh, Iran. EPA
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Rescue workers in Firuzkuh, Iran. Reports say flash floods washed cars and their passengers away. EPA
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Heavy rain turned earth to mud, deluging homes during flash flooding in the Firuzkuh area of Tehran province. AFP
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Workers clear the mud from outside a mosque following a flash flood and mudslide in Firuzkuh. AFP
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An abandoned car on a mud-covered road at the site of a flash flood in the Firuzkuh. Motorists left their vehicles and roads became unpassable. AFP
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A general view shows destruction following the flood in Firuzkuh, east of Tehran, Iran July 30, 2022. Iranian Red Crescent Society / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
Seven Iraqi tourists among dozens killed in Iran floods
Authorities confirm 61 flood deaths since Thursday as heavy rain lashes the country
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