The level of water reserves in the country's dams is causing concern. The situation is critical in the province of Tehran, where the four main reservoirs supplying the capital are filled to only 12% of their capacity, compared to the usual 60% to 70%.

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities ordered many government offices to close on Wednesday in a bid to cut power consumption as a heatwave strains generating capacity, state media…

Seit Wochen spitzt sich die Lage im Iran angesichts der Wasserkrise und Extremhitze zu. Nun greifen die Behörden in der Hauptstadt Teheran zu drastischeren Maßnahmen.