Iraq: Iraq's Nineveh Province Declares State of Emergency Following Flash Flooding

Dec 2, 2018 | Mina Aldroubi, The National
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Iraqi authorities on Sunday declared a state of emergency after flash flooding and torrential rainfall battered Nineveh, further exacerbating the plight of the war-torn province. In a statement, the provincial government urged "residents to stay away from the valley corridor as rescue teams are trying to take people out of the flooded areas".