Overall Green alert Flood
in Islamic Republic of Iran

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102570
Death: 3
Displaced: -
Countries: Islamic Republic of Iran
From - To 14 Apr - 16 Apr

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Iran - Floods (ECHO 19 Apr 2024)Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:45

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southeastern Iran (in particular the Sistan and Baluchistan province, bordering with Pakistan and Afghanistan) causing floods and rivers to overflow (particularly the Sarbaz and Kajo Rivers), resulting in casualties and severe damage. The same region was also affected by severe floods in the month of March after heavy rainfall in late February that affected reportedly over 100,000 individuals.
  • The worst affected cities and towns across the province are: Kenarak, Zarabad, Chabahar, Nikshahr, Kach and Zohrikar.
  • Media report, as of 19 April, eight fatalities, an unconfirmed number of flooded houses and approximately 60 closed roads throughout the Sistan and Baluchistan province.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is still forecasted over the already affected province.
  • DG ECHO partners are present in the affected areas and already providing humanitarian assistance in response to the previous floods. 
Iran, Mid-April 2024Iranian Red Crescent reported fatalities after flooding in Sistan and Baluchistan province on 14 April 2024. Communities in the province are still recovering from severe flooding that struck in late February to early March 2024. Heavy rain and severe weather was reported in other areas of the country at this time.Mon 15 Apr 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Articles: 24 | About casualties: 2 | Last hour: 0

Mass marches & vigils under slogan “Our battle continues until Gaza is ... 2024-04-19T19:10+0200.

[19/April/2024] BAYDA April 19. 2024 (Saba) - The directorates and cities of Al-Bayda province witnessed today,Friday, massive public marches and vigils in continuation of support for the people , the Palestinian cause and to denounce the m
...(more)
Israel warned of 'Noah-like' flood 'overtaking wrongdoers' months befo ... 2024-04-18T11:47+0200.

's military dropped leaflets over southern Gaza with a verse from the Quran warning of "flooding overtaking wrongdoers" months before war in the Middle East broke out, according to local reports. Back in December last year, footage captured
...(more)
UK imam's alleged input in school prayer ban case causes stir2024-04-17T21:02+0200.

A London mosque imam reportedly said it was permissible for Muslim students to defer obligatory afternoon prayers, according to court documents from a recent legal case over a school’s ban on prayers has shown. The opinion, which is contest
...(more)
Whatever the Eid clothes, sew them at the right time2024-04-17T20:42+0200.

KOMPAS/FAKHRI FADLURROHMAN. The colorful Muslim attire displayed at Tanah Abang Market Block A, Jakarta, on Wednesday (6/3/2024). With Ramadan approaching, buying and selling activities at Tanah Abang Market are starting to increase. The mo
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),