MOSCOW, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that it had worked with its Armenian counterpart to deliver humanitarian aid to flood-hit Iran.
Russia purchased more than 4,000 tents, blankets and folding beds for the Iranians, and the cargo was transferred by the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center located in the city of Yerevan.
The Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement expressed sympathy with and support to the Iranian people.
The unprecedented floods across Iran over the past weeks have claimed the lives of at least 70 people and injured 791 others.