UNDRO 86/3132

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
11 DECEMBER 1986 -

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT HEAVY FLOODING CAUSED BY CONTINUOUS RAINS SINCE END OF NOVEMBER HAS CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL IRAN, THE WORST HIT AREAS BEING THE PROVINCES OF FARS AND
BUSHEHR.

2. OVER 200 PERSONS ARE REPORTED DEAD AND 40,000 MADE HOMELESS. CROPS, TREE PLANTATIONS, WATER AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES, ROADS AND BRIDGES HAVE ALL SUFFERED