• A car drives through floodwater in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region, following heavy rain on January 13. All photos: Safin Hamed / AFP
    A car drives through floodwater in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region, following heavy rain on January 13. All photos: Safin Hamed / AFP
  • The city's major roads were submerged in water.
    The city's major roads were submerged in water.
  • People clear water-damaged items from their homes.
    People clear water-damaged items from their homes.
  • Firefighters pump water from a flooded building.
    Firefighters pump water from a flooded building.
  • People clear water from their flooded homes in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region, in the aftermath of flash floods following heavy rain on January 13, 2022. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
    People clear water from their flooded homes in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region, in the aftermath of flash floods following heavy rain on January 13, 2022. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP)
  • A man stands at a corner of a flooded street.
    A man stands at a corner of a flooded street.
  • A man salvages a few belongings from his home.
    A man salvages a few belongings from his home.
  • An aerial picture taken by a drone shows the extent of the damage.
    An aerial picture taken by a drone shows the extent of the damage.
  • Now the rains have stopped, the cleaning up begins.
    Now the rains have stopped, the cleaning up begins.

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Flash flooding hits Erbil in Iraq - in pictures

Residents of Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region clean up after heavy rain

The National

January 15, 2022

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Updated: January 15, 2022, 12:58 PM
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