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.