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       Iranians told to watch out for loose crocodiles as flooding hits
       country’s southeast
       
       By Artemis Moshtaghian, Eyad Kourdi and Rob Picheta, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       2:35 PM EDT, Thu April 18, 2024
       
       Source: CNN
       
       Iranian authorities have warned that crocodiles are being forced from
       their natural habitats as floods devastate parts of the country’s
       southeast.
       
       Three road construction workers have died in the flooding, Iranian
       state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, which came after a hit the
       Middle East.
       
       Heavy downpours and subsequent flash floods struck the Iranian
       provinces of Bandar Abbas, Kerman, and Sistan and Baluchistan,
       according to reports by the semi-official news agency Mehr News on
       Wednesday.
       
       Rivers overflowed while dams reached capacity, leading to extensive
       property damage, the agency said. Videos broadcast by state news media
       IRNA and Tasnim showed widespread floods with people using boats to
       rescue others.
       
       And the Department of Environment in Sistan and Baluchistan issued a
       warning highlighting concerns about “short-nosed crocodiles” being
       forced out of their natural habitats, local media reported on Thursday.
       
       Residents were told to avoid unnecessary travel near the Bahu Kalat
       riverbanks, wetlands, marshes, and the peripheries of wildlife habitats
       until the floodwaters have fully receded and conditions stabilize.
       
       The Iranian Red Crescent meanwhile rescued 43 passengers from two
       buses that were trapped in floods on a road in the southeast, the
       organization posted on X.
       
       The storm, which impacted countries in the region including the United
       Arab Emirates and Oman, struck Iran late Tuesday and into Wednesday.
       
       The UAE saw its heaviest rainfall in 75 years this week, with one
       hundred millimeters (nearly 4 inches) of rain falling over the course
       of just 12 hours on Tuesday, according to weather observations at the
       airport.
       
       In the popular tourist destination Dubai, flights were canceled,
       traffic came to a halt and schools closed.
       
       The weather conditions were associated with a larger storm system
       traversing the Arabian Peninsula and moving across the Gulf of Oman.
       This same system is also bringing unusually wet weather to  and
       southeastern Iran.
       
       In Oman, at least 18 were killed in flash floods triggered by heavy
       rain, the country’s National Committee for Emergency Management .
       Casualties  according to Oman’s state news agency.
       
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