He added that rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the flood-hit areas and are conducting relief operations.
Spokesman for the Rescue and Relief Organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Mostafa Mortazavi also said that eight people, including five members of a family, were missing following heavy rain in eastern parts of Tehran Province.
Relief operations are underway in the flood-affected areas, he added.
Meanwhile, a top official in Hormozgan said the bodies of four members of a family were identified in the flooding in western parts of the povince Friday night.
Earlier in late July, at least 11 people were killed in flash flooding and a summer storm in the provinces of Tehran and neighboring Alborz.
The incident happened when an unexpected summer storm and heavy rain struck the Iranian capital and its suburbs. Combined with heavy rain and lightning, the strong winds battered the northern, northwestern and western parts of the Iranian capital.
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