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Toddler Dies as Downpour Wreaks Havoc in Iraq |
2015-10-30 |
Sharing the weather system that has been causing havoc from Egypt through Israel and Lebanon. | One of the unexpected consequences of the downpour was the accidental detonation of what a senior officer in the Anbar operations command said were hundreds of bombs planted by the Islamic State group to defend the provincial capital of Ramadi. | [AnNahar] Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq Thursday, with flood waters sweeping a toddler to her death and damaging camps for displaced people.
The storm that hit Baghdad Wednesday evening was unusually violent and the first after a long, dry summer.
According to a front man for the meteorological department, 54 millimeters (2.1 inches) of rain fell on the Baghdad region in 24 hours, causing thigh-high flooding on some streets. |
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