Leader Instructed Officials to Accelerate the Aid of those Affected by the Floods

In his message released in the wake of the floods in the aftermath of heavy rains in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, the Supreme Leader said torrents of rains in Sistan-Baluchestan and some other areas in south eastern Iran which caused inundation and landslide prompting the governmental and non-governmental organizations to help people and prevent further losses.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to unprecedented flood in Sistan-Baluchestan in the southeastern part of the country, saying: "Our thoughts and prayers are with our affected compatriots."

Heavy rains on Thursday night caused heavy floods in three provinces in southeast and south of Iran.

Sistan-Baluchestan province was affected in the most severe way due to receiving record-breaking precipitation which is 26 times more than last year.