Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures

Source: Associated Press

Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 6:04 AM EDT, August 1, 2023

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported Tuesday.

Government spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the decision to close governmental offices, banks and schools on Wednesday and Thursday came after the health ministry warned about a possible increase in cases of heat exhaustion because of high temperatures in the country, the official IRNA news agency reported.

In recent days, cities and towns in Iran saw temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The capital, Tehran, experienced 38 C (100.4 F) on Tuesday.

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