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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Tourists Killed by Floods in Northeast Iran

Rescue workers clean up mud after flash flooding at Imamzadeh Davood village in the northwestern part of Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed seven Iraqi tourists in northeastern Iran on Saturday, Iranian state media reported, the latest in rising casualty tolls as the downpours continue to lash the country.

The official IRNA news agency said the tourists were part of a 13-member group of Iraqis visiting Iran. They were traveling in a crammed station wagon on a road near the city of Mashhad, some 900 kilometers (560 miles), north of the capital Tehran, when a flash flood swept their car away.

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