Eight dead after flooding in Iraqi Kurdistan

AL-MONITOR Staff

A resident takes a video of the water levels of a river on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on Dec. 17, 2021, after flash floods caused by torrential rains left eight people dead. — AFP via Getty Images

Several people have died as a result of flooding in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq today.

A heavy rainstorm hit the regional capital Erbil last night. At least eight people were killed and four rescue workers were injured. Several neighborhoods flooded, with vehicles swept away and water collecting in houses, Kurdish media outlets reported.

AccuWeather reported that Erbil received nine hours of rain today.

Images on social media showed rushing water and drivers stopped on roads due to the floods.

Eight dead after flooding in Iraqi Kurdistan

A heavy rainstorm hit the regional capital of Erbil.

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