Iran avalanches cause ten deaths

AVALANCHES in Iran have killed ten people in a mountainous area north of the capital, Tehran, according to state television.

The report said rescue teams were searching for a number of missing people after the avalanches struck in four different areas. State TV aired footage of emergency crews using a helicopter to search for those missing and injured. The incidents happened last Friday following strong winds and snowfall a day earlier in the Alborz mountain range.