Iranians Protest Government's Poor Response To Deadly Floods

• 04.04.2019, 17:30
•  Region,  Near East,  World

Iranians affected by the county's worst floods in a decade have been staging angry demonstrations against what they say is an inadequate relief response by the government, RadioFreeEurope reports. 

With heavy rains drenching much of the country since March 19, floods have swept through hundreds of towns and villages in 26 of Iran's 31 provinces, killing at least 62 people.

Thousands of people have sheltering for days in the open with little food or warm clothes as the rains have continued.

Protesters also have been venting anger at the government's decision to release water from major dams that are near overflowing, saying the move threatens to destroy their homes, farmland, and livestock.