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12 Including 3 Foreigners Killed In Flash Floods In Iraq

by VS Desk
December 21, 2021
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Iraq: Twelve people including three foreigners died Friday in flash floods which swept through northern Iraq after torrential rains in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, an official said.

In a country dealing with severe drought, many were caught by surprise as powerful storm waters started surging into their homes in the city’s eastern suburbs before dawn.

Provincial governor Omid Khoshnaw said a 10-month-old baby, a Turk and two Filipino nationals were among the 12 people killed. “The floods started at 4 am (0100 GMT) and there were women and children among the victims,” Khoshnaw told AFP.

Four members of the emergency services were injured when their vehicle was swept away.

Emergency services spokesperson Sarkawt Karach said one of the dead had been struck by lightning while the others had been drowned inside their homes.

He said there had been widespread damage and some families had been forced to abandon their homes. “The security forces are on alert, as are medical and emergency service teams and local councils around the region,” he said.

Iraq has been hit by a succession of extreme weather events. It has endured blistering temperatures and repeated droughts in recent years, but has also experienced intense floods — made worse when torrential rain falls on sun-baked earth. Hard ground and vegetation loss means the earth does not absorb water as quickly, and when storms hit they can become flash floods.

Scientists say climate change amplifies extreme weather, including droughts as well as the potential for the increased intensity of rain storms.They have warned that record low rainfall, compounded by climate change, are threatening social and economic disaster in war-scarred Iraq.

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