Torrential rain wreaks havoc in Iraq
Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq on Thursday, with the water causing thigh-high flooding on some Baghdad streets and damaging camps for the displaced. The storm that hit Baghdad on Wednesday evening was unusually violent and the first after a long, dry summer. The poor condition of infrastructure in Baghdad, the Arab world's second […]Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq on Thursday, with the water causing thigh-high flooding on some Baghdad streets and damaging camps for the displaced. The storm that hit Baghdad on Wednesday evening was unusually violent and the first after a long, dry summer. The poor condition of infrastructure in Baghdad, the Arab world's second largest city with an estimated population of more than eight million, resulted in spectacular flooding.
