Flash Flood Kills at Least 21 People in Southern Iran

Members of a rescue team search for missing people of Friday's flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern Fars Province, Iran, on July 23, 2022. Iranian Red Crescent Society via AP

TEHRAN, Iran—Flash floods in Iran’s drought-stricken southern Fars Province have killed at least 21 people, state television said Saturday.

Heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river by the city of Estahban, according to the city’s governor Yousef Karegar.