Iran – Severe Weather Updates (UNOCHA, IRCS, Local Media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 December 2025)

Since December 15, heavy rains, flash floods, and river overflow killed eight (8) people including one Iranian Red Crescent Rescuer, in southern provinces of Fars, Hormozgan and Khuzestan Provinces.

According to Iran Red Crescent Society (IRCS), 25 provinces are affected by adverse weather conditions, and relief operations have so far been carried out in 18 locations reaching 42,112 people across the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Isfahan, Zanjan, Fars, Kerman, and Yazd.

Hormozgan Province received severe rainfall i.e., 260% more than the previous years, with three consecutive waves causing torrential rains, lightning, strong gusts, street flooding, and overflowing seasonal rivers. 139 villages in Kerman province were affected by floods across 16 counties.

Schools and universities across several provinces—including Gilan, Isfahan, Hamedan, Kerman, Qom, and Razavi Khorasan—were shut or shifted to online classes due to a combination of flooding, cold weather, and a spike in influenza cases.