TEHRAN, Apr 28 (NNN-IRNA) – At least one person was killed and 24 others injured, as a thunderstorm swept across the Iranian capital, Tehran, last night, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Of those injured, 16 were hospitalised, while the others were treated and discharged after receiving initial medical care, Tasnim quoted Tehran’s emergency medical services organisation, as saying.
The report noted that the number of injured could rise.
The thunderstorm reached wind speeds of up to 108 kilometres per hour, according to a press release from Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.– NNN-IRNA
