"I've left the city after a building in our street was bombed. We've seen multiple rockets coming down. Initially, the 42-year-old photographer expected targeted strikes against senior Iranian officials. She believed she could simply wait out the bombing in her apartment building, and hoped the military campaign would eventually bring liberation. But with bombs raining down on her neighborhood, she decided to flee."
"People who stayed behind are now facing the growing danger of acidic rain. After the US-Israel hit multiple oil depots around the Iranian capital, thick, dark clouds of smoke gathered over the metropolis. The Iranian environmental agency urged the citizens to stay at home. The Red Crescent warned that rain could contain chemicals harmful to skin and lungs."
"Every strike reportedly claims civilian lives and with officials not sounding air raid sirens, and providing no access to bomb shelters, ordinary people don't know how to protect themselves. Many people are also unable or unwilling to leave Tehran, where their jobs and livelihoods are."
A communications blackout has accompanied ongoing US-Israeli military operations against Iran, making contact with residents difficult. A 42-year-old photographer from Tehran fled the city after witnessing rocket strikes and building bombings in her neighborhood. Initially expecting targeted strikes against military officials, she evacuated with her child to relatives' homes on the outskirts. Those remaining in Tehran face multiple dangers: thick smoke from destroyed oil depots threatens acidic rain containing harmful chemicals, authorities provide no air raid sirens or bomb shelter access, and civilian casualties mount. Many residents cannot leave due to employment and livelihood concerns, leaving them vulnerable to ongoing strikes.
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