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Iran: Disaster in Parishan wetland

Written byFred Petrossian
Posted 21 February 2009 17 years ago

Mojgan Jamshidi,an Iran based blogger and journalist informs us that thousands of turtles and birds were burned and killed after fire destroyed an important part of Parishan wetland. You can watch the photos here.

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