An aerial view taken on April 09, 2019 shows the Karun River which has burst its banks in Ahvaz, the capital of Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan which has been badly affected by flooding over the past few weeks. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Ahvaz, Iran: Iran ordered residents of five districts of the southwestern city of Ahvaz to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as floodwaters entered the capital of key oil-producing Khuzestan province, state television reported.
The province's governor, Gholamreza Shariati, said he ordered the evacuations as a "precautionary and preventive move to avert any danger", Iran's Tasnim news agency reported.
The five districts have an estimated population of between 60,000 and 70,000.
