Flash floods hit Erbil in Iraq - in pictures

  • 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 homes.
    People clear water from their homes.
  • 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.