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Source: Financial Times

Tehran residents warned of acid rain after oil storage attack

Iran’s Red Crescent Society tells locals to avoid exposure as capital is engulfed in smoke


Massive plumes of smoke spread across various parts of Tehran on Sunday, enveloping it in darkness © Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters

Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehra
Published 8 HOURS AGO

Residents of Tehran have been warned to stay indoors to avoid potential exposure to acidic rain after Israel attacked major fuel-storage facilities in Iran’s capital.

The strikes have caused not only petrol shortages but hazardous pollution as massive plumes of smoke spread across various parts of the city on Sunday, enveloping it in darkness.

Iran’s Red Crescent Society warned that rainfall in Tehran, home to about 10mn people, could be “highly dangerous and acidic” and issued guidelines for residents in case they were exposed.

Iran’s meteorological organisation said the darkness currently hanging over Tehran was caused by a combination of smoke and cloud cover. It added that there would be no wind in the capital on Sunday, though winds forecast for Monday morning could help begin clearing the smoke.

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Tehran’s Shahran oil depot was one of three in the capital targeted by Israel © Reuters

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