Etienne Kapikian, a forecaster at French meteorological agency MeteoFrance, posted to Twitter that the city of Ahvaz soared to 53.7C (128.7F). Kapikian said the temperature is a “new absolute ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Iran evacuated residents from inundated areas of the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday as the nationwide death toll from the worst flooding in 70 years reached 77 ...

Weather Underground’s recording of 129.2°F or 54°C at Ahvaz has tied it for the hottest credible temperature recorded in modern times with that of Death Valley, California, US, on June 30 2013 ...