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An Iranian woman walks through a flooded street in the city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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A man watches as floodwaters hit the city of Khorramabad in the western province of Lorestan, Iran. AP
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Flooding in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. EPA
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An Iranian man crosses a flooded street in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. EPA
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An Iranian man carries a carpet from his flooded home in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. EPA
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The flooded city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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The flooded city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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An Iranian woman walks through a flooded street in the city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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An Iranian woman walks through a flooded street in the city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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A man watches as floodwaters hit the city of Khorramabad in the western province of Lorestan, Iran. AP
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Flooding in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. EPA
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An Iranian man crosses a flooded street in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. EPA
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An Iranian man carries a carpet from his flooded home in the city of Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. EPA
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The flooded city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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The flooded city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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An Iranian woman walks through a flooded street in the city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
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An Iranian woman walks through a flooded street in the city of Poldokhtar in the Lorestan province. AFP
More evacuations in flood-hit Iran as death toll reaches 70
Official death toll in countrywide flooding that began last month has reached 70
The National
06 April, 2019
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