Iraq - Severe weather (NOAA-CPC, FloodList, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 23 March 2020)
2020-03-23 00:00:00 - Source: Relief Web
Country: Iraq
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
Severe weather with heavy rainfall was reported across north and central Iraq, leading to fatalities and damage.
According to media, 5 people died in Baqubah City (Diyala Governorate, central-east Iraq), damage to buildings and roads occurred in Nineveh and Salah ad-Din Governorates. In Mosul City (Nineveh), several people residing along Tigris River were evacuated.
No heavy rainfall is forecast over Iraq on 23-24 March.