At least 5 killed, 9 injured in flood, landslide near Tehran.

TEHRAN -- At least five people died and nine others were injured Thursday in a flood and landslide near Tehran, capital of Iran, the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported, citing Tehran's Red Crescent Society.

Earlier on the day, Morteza Moradi, deputy of the Red Crescent Society of Tehran Province, told the semi-official Mehr News Agency that 10 teams of Red Crescent rescuers are trying to find missing people.

Following the heavy rains that began on Wednesday night, flash floods and a landslide in the northwestern part of Tehran resulted in heavy damage to Imamzadeh Davood, a religious shrine, reports said.

Flooding and mud accumulation have also hit several parts of Tehran, especially the western and southern...

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