国际英语资讯:UN, Iranian Red Crescent jointly aid victims of flood
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 11-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> (<span word="IRC">IRC</span>) <span word="society">society</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Published">Published</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stephane">Stephane</span> <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="IRC">IRC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 330,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 1.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="Items">Items</span>, <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Efforts">Efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mobilize">mobilize</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>," <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 54,000 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 90,000 <span word="damaged">damaged</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="water">water</span>," <span word="Sayed">Sayed</span> <span word="Hashem">Hashem</span>, <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> <span word="Societies">Societies</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federation">federation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 23 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 31 <span word="provinces">provinces</span>."</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>, <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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