Iraq: Flash Floods Kill Dozens in Iraq and Raise Questions over Deteriorating Infrastructure

Nov 25, 2018 | The National
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Dozens of people were killed and thousands more were displaced across Iraq over the past four days, as flash floods and torrential rainfall battered the semi-arid country. Health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr on Sunday raised the death toll from 17 to least 21 people killed, including women and children, over the past few days. At least 180 others were injured, he was quoted as saying by AFP. The floods caused by heavy rainfall displaced tens of thousands of people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday.