Dubai: Floods triggered by the cyclone Gonu have engulfed rural areas in Konarak city in southern Iran, inundated over 70 percent of villages in the region and cut road links, according to a report on the Iranian PressTV website.
The cyclone that knocked out power and telephone lines in some areas affected the southeast Kerman province as well, according to the Kerman Meteorology Department.
Early on Wednesday evening strong winds snapped tree branches, thunder storm lashed, and torrential rain poured over Iran's farthest southeastern coast city of Chabahar, revealed a report on Iran's IRNA website.
The city residents, and particularly primary and high schools students, too, were evacuated about two hours in advance.
All flights from Konarak Port International Air Port were cancelled for 48 hours due to unfavorable weather conditions, including one scheduled for Mashhad, one for Tehran, and one for Bandar Abbas, the report said.
Cyclone Gonu lashed Bandar Abbas port city and various parts of Hormozgan Province at around 17.45 pm Wednesday night with strong winds measured at 200 kilometers per hour, braking strong trees, cutting off electricity, and causing fires in some city locations.
Residents of Iran's Qeshm and Lark islands were evacuated and asked not to return to their cities at least till Thursday afternoon and in Jask, torrential rains led to floods that filled at least forty residential homes.
In Kish Island, security measures were adopted and the islanders were warned to be alert, although the cyclone's route was not towards the island, the website stated.
