Sonntag, 19.12.2021 / 20:02 Uhr

Erneut katastrophale Flut in Erbil

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Zum zweiten Mal ist die irakisch-kurdische Hauptstadt Erbil von einer schweren Flutwelle heimgesucht bei der über 500 Häuser zerstört wurden und bislang zwölf Menschen starben.

The death toll from the devastating floods in Erbi has risen to 11, an official told Rudaw on Friday as another wave of heavy rain threatens the city’s outskirts and its fragile sewage system.

A heavy rainstorm hit the Kurdish capital in the early hours of Friday, causing significant flooding, material damage, and the loss of lives in several districts and neighborhoods.

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Erbil Mayor Nabaz Abdulhamid raised the number of deaths from eight to eleven, noting that a Turkish national and a Filipino were among the fatalities.

Abdulhamid did not disclose further details about the victims, saying “their names and identities will be announced later.”

Muddy waters swept into people’s homes in Erbil's Daratu, Qushtapa, Shamamk, Zhyan, Roshinbiri and Bahrka areas in the early hours of the morning, flooding individuals out of their houses.

Daratu and Qushtapa districts are the most affected areas by the flooding, according to the mayor.

Three women from the same family died in Daratu when the heavy water covered around two meters of their house.