Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks. Electricity consumption soars

Severe heatwave in Iran forces government to shutter offices, banks

Iran is witnessing a severe heatwave that has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities on Saturday (Jul 27) and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day. Citing weather reports, a report by the news agency Associated Press said that the temperature ranged from 37 degrees Celsius to 43 degrees Celsius in Tehran.

Heat wave forces Iran to close government offices and banks, electricity use soars

Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks

Government and commercial offices have been forced to shutter as a heatwave causes over 200 cases of heatstroke.

Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices, banks

TEHRAN, Iran — A heat wave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities Saturday and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day as hospitals received over 200 people for heatstroke treatment. The temperature ranged from 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) to 42 C (about 107 F) in the capital, Tehran, according to weather reports. State-run IRNA news agency said ba…

In Iran, Record Heat Shutters Government Offices And Banks

Government offices and banks throughout Iran were closed on July 27 to avoid overtaxing power networks amid "extreme and unprecedented heat" that prompted similar shutdowns earlier this week, officials said.