22/7/2025–|Last update: 17:12 (Mecca time)
A severe heat wave caused Iran With the interruption of water and electricity supplies in most parts of the country after the low level of water in the dams tanks to the lowest levels in a century, official media reported today, Tuesday.
At least 18 governorates in the country were affected Tehran– With severe temperatures that started last Friday, and it is expected that it will start with gradually decline next Thursday, according to official television, quoting the Meteorological Authority.
Yesterday, the temperatures exceeded 40 degrees in the capitals of at least 10 governorates, including Tehran, as the authorities announced tomorrow, Wednesday, an official holiday to provide water and energy.
And the French Press Agency monitored the water interruption in some Tehran neighborhoods on Tuesday.
Yesterday, Sunday, the Water Management Company called on the population to reduce their consumption by at least 20% to alleviate the crisis.
Dams
The company added that the dams that provide Tehran with water have now reached its lowest levels in a century, and talked about “the worst drought in 60 years” in the Iranian capital.
The Iranian president warned Masoud Bouchakian Yesterday, Monday that the water crisis is more serious than what is being talked about today, and said if we do not think urgently from today, we will face – in the future – a situation that is not a way to treat it, according to the Iranian IRNA agency.
“We must take the water crisis seriously, and think about a measure that would review the method of water consumption to provide drinking water to Tehran, that measures such as transporting water from other places to Tehran will not be radically solved,” calling for the rationalization of consumption.
Iran is a country of low rain, and it faces drought regularly, especially in its southern provinces, as the country is witnessing the hottest weeks of the year, with a exception of 50 degrees in some areas, according to national meteorology.
In southern Iran, the city of youths recorded a heat of 53 degrees Celsius yesterday.
In about 10 governorates, working hours were reduced or modified in departments to provide energy, while 10 other governorates requested the closure of public departments tomorrow, Wednesday.