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Floods Cause Severe Damage In Southern Iraq

Southern Iraq has been hit with heavy rains for the past week, resulting in significant human and material losses.
People cross a flooded area in Sheikh Saad district, south Baghdad, May 6, 2013. Heavy rains flood villages in southeastern Iraq forcing people to evacuate their homes as waves of water covered streets and houses. Picture taken May 6, 2013. REUTERS/Jaafer Abed (IRAQ - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - RTXZDIR
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The heavy rains that have unexpectedly hit the southern cities of Iraq since May 3 have resulted in significant human and material losses, while torrential flooding from elevated regions of Iran have destroyed agricultural lands in the border city of Wasit.

After the heavy rain that hit Baghdad and other provinces last February revealed the inability of Iraqi infrastructure to contain any emergency, more heavy rain in southern Iraqi cities over the last six days has resulted in large human and material losses.

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