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Iran announces two-day public holiday due to severe heat

01 Aug 2023 05:57pm
Yemenis ride donkeys transporting containers amidst a shortage of water and soaring temperatures at a camp in Abs in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah. (Photo by Essa AHMED / AFP)
Yemenis ride donkeys transporting containers amidst a shortage of water and soaring temperatures at a camp in Abs in Yemen's northern province of Hajjah. (Photo by Essa AHMED / AFP)
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ANKARA, Yemen - Iranian authorities on Tuesday announced two days of public holiday due to the extreme heatwave in the country.

"In order to protect the health of citizens due to the unprecedented heat these days, the proposal of the Ministry of Health to hold a holiday on Wednesday and Thursday throughout the country was accepted by the Council of Ministers," Anadolu Agency reported Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The temperature is expected to reach 51C (123.8F) in some cities in southern Iran.

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi suggested declaring a public holiday in areas where air temperature exceeds 40C (104F) degrees, it added. - BERNAMA

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