The Iranian government has announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of high temperatures in the country, official media reported.
Government spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the decision to close governmental offices and banks on August 2-3 came after the Ministry of Health warned about a possible increase in cases of heat exhaustion, according to IRNA news agency.
In recent days, Iranian cities and towns saw temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius.
Ahvaz, the capital of south-western Khuzestan province, experienced 50 degrees Celsius on July 1.
The meteorological office predicted that Tehran will see temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius over the next three days.
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