In Iran, at least five people were killed in the floods in Lorestan province on 31 March. In a 24-hour period to 1 April Khorramabad, capital of Lorestan Province, recorded 106.9mm of rain and Hamedan in Hamadan Province, recorded 98.6mm, Approximately 100 people were injured, while hundreds of buildings were damaged across Fars Province.
The country had already endured days of flooding and heavy rain, which began in northern areas of Golestan and Mazandaran during mid-March. At least 70 people were reported to have died and in total around 56,000 people were affected by the floods.
In Iraq, floods swamped rural areas of the provinces of Wasit, Babil, Basra, and Nineveh. One person was reported dead in Wasit Province.
The heavy rain and flash flooding affected parts of northern and western Afghanistan from late on 28 March. Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province recorded 90mm of rain in 24 hours. It was reported that at least 27 people died and more than 3,000 houses were destroyed.
In Syria, the flooding affected northern areas, including relief camps in Idlib Province and areas of Al-Hasakah Governorate, where it was reported that two people died.