A  truck convoy carrying 40 field tents, 250 cots and 4,000 blankets left Armenia today on a humanitarian mission to Iran to help those suffering from the recent floods.

The convoy headed off to Tabriz from the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Yerevan.

The items were collected by the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center with assistance from the International Red Crescent Society of Iran.

According to the website of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC):

“The floods started in mid-March in Golestan Province in north-east Iran and have now spread to at least 23 of the country’s 31 provinces. They are the result of unprecedented rain fall. For example, Golestan received 70 per cent of its annual rainfall in just one day in mid-March. Further heavy rain is expected over the coming days which will likely worsen the situation even further.”