Federation of Red Cross appointed lawyers to reopen Iran's blocking accounts; Iranian official

"Consultations are being made in this field so that the money can reach out to our hands in different ways." Deputy Director of International Affairs and Humanitarian Rights of Iran Red Crescent added.

The Iranian Red Crescent said an estimated 2 million people need humanitarian assistance as a result of the floods that have swept across the country, wiping out entire villages. The organization has described it as the worst disaster to hit Iran in 15 years.

Zahra Falahat said that we are making every single resource we have available to save and support people, but it is not enough.

Countries such as Turkey, Germany, Kuwait, Japan, Russia, Georgia, the Czech Republic, Oman, India, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Czech Republic, Italy and the Austrian government have contributed to Iran through the World Food Programme and the International Red Cross Federation, she continued.

Falahat added that China, however, has non-cash aid but they not yet arrived. We appreciate the national populations and governments that have supported our operations at this point, and we hope that the trend will continue.

Deputy Director of International Affairs of Iran Red Crescent said that US sanctions have unfortunately caused our accounts to be blocked and we can't get cash donations. However, sanctions have a direct effect on the absence of monetary assistance from other countries.

The Red Crescent said heavy rains and flash floods have affected more than 2,000 cities and towns across almost all of Iran’s 31 provinces. It said an estimated 10 million people have been affected in some way, including more than half a million displaced from their homes, some permanently. The Red Crescent said it has provided about 239,000 people with temporary shelters.

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