• An Iraqi man connects overhead cables providing generator electricity to homes and businesses who can afford it in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures. AFP
    An Iraqi man connects overhead cables providing generator electricity to homes and businesses who can afford it in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures. AFP
  • An Iraqi worker loads ice blocks into a customer's pick-up truck at a factory in the northern city of Mosul, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    An Iraqi worker loads ice blocks into a customer's pick-up truck at a factory in the northern city of Mosul, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • An Iraqi man buys ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    An Iraqi man buys ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • Iraqi youths buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    Iraqi youths buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • Iraqis buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    Iraqis buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • An Iraqi man connects overhead cables providing generator electricity to homes and businesses who can afford it in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    An Iraqi man connects overhead cables providing generator electricity to homes and businesses who can afford it in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • An Iraqi man works at a generator subscription distribution room in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    An Iraqi man works at a generator subscription distribution room in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • Iraqi youths buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    Iraqi youths buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • An Iraqi man buys ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    An Iraqi man buys ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
  • Iraqis buy ice blocks from a factory in the northern city of Mosul, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.
    Iraqis buy ice blocks from a factory in the northern city of Mosul, amid power outages and soaring temperatures.

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Power outages and ice blocks for sale in Iraq - in pictures

Anger has mounted among the country's 40-million population, with corrupt politicians at the centre of a blame game for its poor services and dilapidated infrastructure

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July 04, 2021

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Updated: July 04, 2021, 1:27 PM