The death toll in eastern Kentucky rose to 15 on Friday as floodwaters swept through homes, washed out roads and pushed waterways over their banks, Governor Andy Beshear said, warning that more fatalities were expected.

Dr Rouhani appointed Chancellor of University of Tehran Dr Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi as the head of “Special Commission for National Report on Floods”, and tasked the commission to prepare a national report within six months.