According to local reports, two people died in Bushehr Province and five others in Hormozgan Province.

Heavy rains and flooding have hit Iran’s several provinces in recent days, including the southern provinces of Hormozgan and Bushehr and the southwestern Khuzestan and Fars provinces.

The Red Crescent Rescue and Relief Organization said it has provided assistance and relief to thousands of people affected by floods, which have impacted thousands of local residents, with floodwaters causing landslides and road blocking and disruptions in city traffic across 8 provinces.

This has been the third year in a row that Iran is seeing major floods at this time of the year, according to Iranian officials. (ILKHA)