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Floods - March 1989, Iran

Submitted by Tina Hyde on Fri, 16/03/2007 - 19:53. Floods

Start date: 28/03/1989

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Iran

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In late March 1989 the rivers Hirmand and Pariyan flooded eastern Iran near to the Afghan border completely inundating 20 villages and causing damage in another 90.

¹ ReliefWeb. 1989. Iran Floods Apr 1989 UNDRO Information Reports 1-2
http://wwww.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/OCHA-64CMF5?OpenDocument

Event overview table

No. Deaths
No. Injured
No. Affected
Houses destroyed	5,500
Houses damaged
Other damage	- 20,000 hectares of wheat crops
Economic cost