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Why Iranian authorities failed to minimize flood damage

While the extent of the recent floods in Iran would have been difficult to manage for most countries in the world, the impact of mismanagement on the part of the Iranian authorities has been so extreme that the disaster has been referred to as “man-made.”

An aerial view of flooding in Khuzestan province, Iran, April 5, 2019. Picture taken April 5, 2019. Mehdi Pedramkhoo/Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC114755DB10
An aerial view of flooding in Khuzestan province, Iran, April 5, 2019. — Mehdi Pedramkhoo/Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS

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