Explaining the latest situation in the flood-hit areas of Sistan and Baluchestan, Yaghoub Soleimani, Secretary General of the Iranian Red Crescent said, "After the flood occurred in the south of Sistan and Baluchestan, Red Crescent relief teams were dispatched to provide services to the victims."

More than 150 rescue teams are providing relief aid in this area, he said, adding that 50 teams from South, Razavi, and North Khorasan provinces, as well as Kerman province, have been dispatched to provide relief.

The head of the national crisis management organization of Iran has announced that 16 counties and 1,947 villages in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan have been stricken by flood in the last few days.