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Referring to heavy damages and also casualties inflicted by recent floods in Iran, Islamic Centre of England extended condolences and sympathized with victims of the sad occasion.
Islamic Centre of England is ready to gather cash aids, the statement reads.
Speaking to IRNA, head of Islamic Centre of England for public relations Hamid Haji Faraji said the center has expressed readiness for receiving popular assistance since the very beginning of the incident.
He went on to say that £5,600 have so far been collected and issued to Iran.
Unprecedented heavy rains caused floods in various parts of Iran over the past two weeks.
Some 70 people have been killed in 13 Iranian provinces either in the recent floods in the country or in accidents connected to the floods, according to the head of Iran’s Coroner’s Office Ahmad Shojaei.
Despite the urgent need of Iranian people to preliminary aids, Iranian people were left without any help on the side of global humanitarian organizations, including the Red Cross, due to US unilateral sanctions on Iran.
Calling the sanctions 'economic terrorism', Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Twitter slammed the US for defying the UNSC resolution 2231 and the ruling of International Court of Justice.
He said that President Trump's 'maximum pressure' has impeded the aid efforts by Iranian Red Crescent to all communities.
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer, has criticized politicizing humanitarian aids, saying sanctions have hindered issuance of assistance. He made the remarks at a UN Security Council meeting on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law: international humanitarian law: 'Safeguarding Humanitarian Space'.
Despite the pressures, however, many countries, including the European allies of the US offered their helping hands to Iran.
Earlier the UK diplomatic mission in Tehran in a message said 'Our thoughts are with #Iran during the continuing #floods. The loss of lives, homes and livelihoods, is devastating and we send our sincere condolences to all those affected.'
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