The incident came amid growing concern about the safety of Iran's ageing aircraft fleet as the result of decades of US trade and financial sanctions.
An aerial view shows a local resident being rescued from a submerged house by rescue workers using helicopter at a flooded area in Kurashiki, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 7, 2018(photo credit: KYODO/VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS
