U.S. sanctions have prevented the Iranian Red Crescent from obtaining any foreign financial aid to assist victims of flooding that has killed at least 70 people and inundated some 1,900 communities, the group said on Sunday.



U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week that Washington was ready to help via the Red Cross and Red Crescent, but accused Iran's clerical establishment of "mismanagement in urban planning and in emergency preparedness".



"No foreign cash help has been given to the Iranian Red Crescent society. With attention to the inhuman American sanctions, there is no way to send this cash assistance," the Red Crescent said in a statement. Rain, Dam Releases Prompt Evacuations in Southwestern Iran Iranian authorities have ordered the evacuation of six more towns in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, which is widely inundated with floods, state TV reported Saturday.Gholamreza Shariati, the provincial governor, told state TV that rescue teams are taking residents to nearby shelters, including three army barracks.Evacuation orders came as a new round of rain and floods is expected.Shariati said emergency discharges from dams and reservoirs were adding to the high floodwaters, but such… Iranian authorities have ordered the evacuation of six more towns in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, which is widely inundated with floods, state TV reported Saturday.Gholamreza Shariati, the provincial governor, told state TV that rescue teams are taking residents to nearby shelters, including three army barracks.Evacuation orders came as a new round of rain and floods is expected.Shariati said emergency discharges from dams and reservoirs were adding to the high floodwaters, but such…

It said the group had received some non-financial help from abroad which had been distributed to flood victims.



Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said last week that U.S. sanctions - reimposed after Washington quit a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers - were impeding aid efforts to flood-stricken towns and villages.



"Blocked equipment includes relief choppers: This isn't just economic warfare; it's economic TERRORISM," he said on Twitter.

Vehicles are piled up on a street after a flash fl Vehicles are piled up on a street after a flash flood in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran, March 25, 2019. Vehicles are piled up on a street after a flash flood in the southern city of Shiraz, Iran, March 25, 2019.

The flood disaster, arising from exceptionally heavy rainfall since March 19, has left aid agencies struggling to cope and seen 86,000 people moved to emergency shelters.



The government has told citizens, and especially flood-affected farmers, that all losses will be compensated.