Duhok Civil Defense said that the floods devastated the centre of the city of Duhok and the surrounding regions, damaging or destroying more than 50 homes and 30 cars. The majority of damage was in areas close to the Hishkaro River.
Teams from police and civil defence were called on to rescue 27 people from the flood waters. The fatalities occurred when two vehicles were swept away by flood water in the sub-district of Fahid of the city.
Local media reported that flooding also affected nearby camps for internally displaced people.
Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) reported that low atmospheric pressure led to heavy rain and thunderstorms with more than 50 mm of rainfall in the center of Duhok during just one hour.
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani visited the affected areas on Sunday 06 May.
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We getting some crazy videos from #Duhok last night 😟 pic.twitter.com/p0psNJLlu6
— Babylon FM (@BabylonFM993) May 6, 2018
Search crews discover three bodies drowned in #Duhok floodhttps://t.co/9aKgRX5k6a #NRTnews pic.twitter.com/eI0jq3IVpz
— NRT English (@NRT_English) May 6, 2018
Floods were reported in different parts of Duhok Province on Saturday night following heavy rainfall. #TwitterKurds pic.twitter.com/8hDZ09RRT3
— Kurdistan 24 English (@K24English) May 5, 2018
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