Recent Natural Disasters | Calamities | Hazards

November 8, 2019: At least five people have been killed and 345 others have been injured after magnitude 5.9 earthquake in north-western Iran. According to the Iran's Seismological Center, the earthquake occurred at 2:17 a.m. local time in Iran's East Azerbaijan Province. The earthquake occurred at 8 km depth. The epicenter was located 115 km WNW of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran. The Red Crescent  is supporting the affected people by providing emergency shelter and distributing food & relief items. Over 30 teams and two helicopters have been sent to assess the damage. بازدید و بررسی حامد سجادی، سرپرست معاونت عملیات سازمان امداد و نجات از مناطق #زلزله زده میانه pic.twitter.com/w7Ce8Zu73y — هلال احمر ایران (@Iranian_RCS) November 8, 2019 The tremor was also felt in Tehran. On 12 November 2017, magnitude 7.3 earthquake with epicenter at Iran-Iraq border killed 630 people.

November 3, 2019: Heavy rains caused chaos in Iran claiming lives of two people and left one missing. According to the Red Crescent Organization, two people died in floods in Torbat Jam township. Another one person is reported to be missing in Mazanderan province of Iran. Heavy rains and floods have affected provinces of Gorgan, Mazanderan, Radio Farda reported.

October 21, 2019:  Tremor has been felt in Dubai after magnitude 5.4 earthquake in Southern Iran. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at 10km depth. The epicenter was located 218 km N of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tremor was felt by residents in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and also Doha. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List October 21, 2019

April 8, 2019: Recent flooding in Iran has claimed lives of at least 70 people. According to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), floods killed people across 13 provinces. The floods occurred during Iran's new year holiday of Norwuz. The southern province of Fars had the biggest death toll of 21, followed by the western province of Lorestan, IRNA reported. The recent disaster has flooded some 1,900 cities and villages across Iran.

March 25, 2019: Flash floods triggered by heavy rain in the southern Shiraz city of Iran have claimed lives of  eleven people. "At least 11 people were killed and 35 were injured in the Fars province," US News reported quoting the head of Iran's emergency medical services.