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11 people killed in floods in Iran

11 people killed in floods in Iran

As a result of the flooding in Fars province in Iran, at least 11 people were killed, the IRNA agency reports. According to the news, another 13 people are missing. Earlier it was reported about 6 dead and several injured. …

'World's largest' kilim rug made in Iran

'World's largest' kilim rug made in Iran

Iran announced that weavers in the southern province of Fars had produced the world's largest kilim rug, measuring an enormous 105 square metres. The 7x15-metre kilim was the handiwork of seven expert weavers and three assistants in …

Scores injured in chemical plant explosion in Iran

Scores injured in chemical plant explosion in Iran

At least 112 people were injured in an explosion at a sodium carbonate factory in southwestern Iran, according to local media on Monday. The explosion was caused by a leak in one of the tanks at the factory in Firouzabad city in Fars …

Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Iran's Fars province

Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Iran's Fars province

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Fars province in southern Iran on Sunday, Iranian state TV reported. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage in the area of the quake, which was centred near the town of Khesht, …

Earthquake hits southern Iran 

Earthquake hits southern Iran 

 A 4.9-magnitute earthquake shook the suburbs of the city of Babamonir in Iran's southern Fars Province. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 15:41 …

4.7-magnitude earthquake hits Iran's Fars province

4.7-magnitude earthquake hits Iran's Fars province

An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit Iran’s Fars province Monday morning, but there are no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The temblor hit an area near the city of Khonj at 4:29 am (local time) on …

10 people killed in helicopter crash in Iran

10 people killed in helicopter crash in Iran

10 people have been killed in a crashed helicopter in the Iranian province of Fars. "Six crew members, an emergency technician and three wounded patients were killed as a result of the accident, which occurred at 08:30 PM local …

5.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Iran

5.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Iran

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 points was registered 83 km south-east of the Iranian city of Darab in the southern province of Fars at 23:50 local time, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports. The epicenter of the …