Iran: power cuts, water shortages, and a looming disaster
Authorities in Iran have mandated that numerous government offices and public institutions across 16 of the country's 31 provinces, including Tehran, stay closed on Wednesday.
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00:00Authorities in Iran have ordered government offices and public institutions in 16 provinces, including Tehran, to close Wednesday to conserve power as brutal heatwave continues.
00:13Temperatures are expected to hit 50 degrees Celsius in some areas, with the extreme weather predicted to last at least five more days.
00:23Tehran has seen its lowest rainfall in six decades, straining water supplies.
00:29President Mashoud Bezikshian warns that dams supplying Tehran could run dry within months if consumption isn't cut.
00:39Some cities have faced 48 hours water shutoffs, while power grid buckle under air conditioning demand.
00:48Experts say Iran's growing population and poor policies have pushed resources to the brink, with heat, drought and shortages now a dire reality.
00:57For now, officials urge conservation, but time is running out.
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