At least 19 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in flash floods caused by heavy rains in Iran's southern province of Fars.
Videos posted online show streets and cars flooded and damaged.
According to the state media, several Iranian provinces were on high alert for imminent flooding.
The weather system is set to ease late Tuesday.
UN Security Council adopts resolution condemning Iran attacks on Gulf states
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Jordan.
Oman works to contain fire at Salalah port after drones strike
Oman's civil defence is working on containing a fire in fuel tanks at the country's Salalah port, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, after drones struck oil storage facilities.
Strike hits Beirut apartment block as Israel presses attacks
An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanese authorities said, further widening Israeli attacks in the capital beyond the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs where heavy bombardment continued.
Six killed in Swiss bus blaze after person reportedly sets themselves on fire
At least six people have died, and three others were injured in a bus fire on Tuesday in a small town in western Switzerland, in what police said may have been a deliberate act following reports that a person on board set fire to themselves.
Thailand's Phuket airport closes runway after Air India Express plane malfunction
Thailand's Phuket airport said on Wednesday it had temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane after it experienced a malfunction upon landing.
Authorities have responded to an incident involving a drone that fell on a building in the vicinity of Dubai Creek Harbour.
The UAE’s air defence systems are responding to another wave of missile and drone threats from Iran.
The UAE has welcomed the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2817, which strongly condemns Iran’s unprovoked missile and drone attacks on GCC states and Jordan, and calls on Tehran to halt these attacks immediately.
