Ancient city evacuated! Two days of terrible flooding in Iran

The monsoon-like rains, unusual for the typical dry season in the region, caused heavy damage and shut down major roadways. Heavy rains in Iran that began Wednesday have set off flash floods and landslides in 21 of the country’s 31 provinces, heavily damaging hundreds of villages, cutting off access to major roads and forcing the evacuation of an ancient city, officials say. The national crisis center said heavy rainstorms and flood risk would continue until Monday, and it issued a nationwide warning to stay away from riverbanks and valleys. Iran’s president, placed governors nationwide on high alert and ordered the emergency relief agencies to prepare for the possibility that reservoirs and dams would overflow. The monsoon-like rains, unusual for the typical dry summer season in much of Iran and the Middle East, fit a pattern of unpredictable and extreme weather around the world. “When it comes to the Middle East and climate change, we always tend to talk about drought and water shortage, but