TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Khouzestan and Lorestan provinces to personally look into the problems facing the two flood-hit provinces, presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday.

The president will meet local authorities and examine the problems so as to accelerate measures taken to remedy them, Vaezi said after a cabinet session, IRNA reported.

He added that during the cabinet session “very good decisions” were made regarding the flood-stricken areas, which include cities and villages.

Vaezi also said the government will soon take measures with regard to those who lost their homes in the floods.

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