Mazandaran Flood Damage Reaches 4.5 Trillion Tomans as Iran's Crisis Management Chief Tours Affected Areas

According to Khabaronline reporting from Mazandaran, Hossein Sajedi, head of Iran's Crisis Management Organization, said during a visit to the flood hit areas of Babolsar and Behnamir on Thursday, September 10, 2026 (19 Shahrivar 1405) that damage from the recent storm and flooding in Mazandaran province is estimated at about 4.5 trillion tomans, with a possible further rise of about 1 trillion tomans. He said Babolsar county sustained the heaviest damage in the province, at about 1 trillion tomans.

Sajedi said compensation for the damage is under review and being pursued for approval by the cabinet, alongside plans to offer low interest loans, particularly for the agricultural sector. The storm behind the damage had earlier been reported by local officials as damaging 772 residential units across the province, with wind gusts exceeding 104 kilometers per hour in Behnamir and Juybar and 224 millimeters of rainfall recorded in Babolsar.