New Delhi, March 8 -- Iran's Red Crescent Society on Sunday (local time) warned that Tehran is likely to soon be inundated with toxic rain that could cause chemical burns and damage the lungs, the Daily Mail reported.

The warning comes as Israel targets Tehran's oil facilities, with residents reporting the smell of burning lingering in the air, and many saying it remained dark even as the sun rose and rain continued to fall across the city. Several other residents reported oil-saturated raindrops falling from black clouds over the city hours after the strikes, the Times of Israel reported.

The group warned people not to leave their homes even after the rain stopped, since the "evaporation of acid droplets from hot ground or surfaces inc...