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Black rain and toxic dust fall on Tehran

5 articles | Updated 5d ago | Created Mar 08

Residents of Iran's capital are facing a new hazard alongside Israeli airstrikes, with black clouds mixing acid rains that cause severe burns to skin. The Red Cross has issued warnings about the dangers posed by this toxic precipitation following attacks on oil storage depots near Tehran from Saturday morning onwards for what is reportedly the first time since the start of current conflict Israel targeted civilian industrial infrastructure in Iran's capital city which houses over ten million people according reports associated press stated that large black clouds have covered parts of tehran...

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    Israeli and American missiles combined with black rain caused by dense smoke clouds have struck Iran's oil storage facilities near Tehran.
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    The attack marks the first strike on civilian industrial infrastructure in this conflict, targeting fuel depots that released toxic fumes into a city of ten million people.
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    Residents are warned to avoid contact due to risks including severe burns and lung damage from acidic rain containing soot particles mixed with gasoline vapor.
Mar 10 'The Times' reports that American and Israeli projectiles are not the only threat over Tehran, noting black rain from dense smoke clouds has joined air strikes since last weekend.
Mar 09 Iran's Red Crescent warns residents of potential toxic rains following oil storage tank attacks in Tehran. The organization states acidic acid precipitation could cause severe burns and lung damage while the smog continues to spread through wind currents, urging citizens with respiratory issues or children under five not to go outside.
Mar 08 'The Times' reports that Israeli air forces conducted an airstrike on oil storage facilities near Tehran. This marks the first attack by Israel's military against strategic Iranian infrastructure since the start of this conflict, resulting in massive black smoke clouds covering a city with approximately ten million residents.
Mar 08 'The Times' reports that Israeli air forces conducted an airstrike on oil storage facilities near Tehran. This marks the first attack by Israel's military against strategic Iranian infrastructure since the start of this conflict, resulting in massive black smoke clouds covering a city with approximately ten million residents.

American and Israeli projectiles are not the only danger falling from above Tehran; black rain has also joined them.

— [Mar 10, 23] Projektili nisu jedina opasnost koja pada s neba iznad Teherana: Prijeti i crna kiša (Vecernji.hr)

Iran's Red Crescent warns of possible toxic rains following attacks on oil storage tanks in Tehran.

— [Mar 09, 23] Iran: Toksyczne opady po ataku na magazyny ropy. Apel do mieszkańców (Tech.wp.pl)

Large clouds of black smoke have covered the sky over a city with ten million inhabitants after Israel struck oil storage facilities in Tehran.

— [Mar 08, 23] Ozbiljan ekološki incident u Iranu: Crni dim nad Teheranom, otrovne čestice s̑ire se zrakom (Tportal.hr)

'It seems saturated with oil' - Black rain over Tehran.

— [Mar 08] Czarny deszcz nad Teheranem. 'Wydaje sie nasycony ropa [VIDEO]' (Wiadomosci.onet.pl)