Tehran April 15 (IANS) At least 25 persons were killed in floods and landslides in northwest Iran an official said on Saturday.
At least 18 persons were injured in flood-hit East Azerbaijan West Azerbaijan Kordestan and Zanjan provinces Press Tv quoted Esma eel Najjar the head of the Crisis Management Organisation as saying.
Azar-Shahr and Ajab-Sheer counties suffered the most.
According to Najjar about 16 persons remain missing.
An Iranian Red Crescent Society s Search and Rescue Department official said more than 1 150 people in 33 cities and villages were rescued.
Search and rescue operations were underway he said.
--IANS
py/bg
25 die in Iran floods
