SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) formed a committee to investigate the repetition of floods in Erbil, it said on Saturday.
The KRG Council of Ministers said in a communique that Prime Minister Masrour Barzani had ordered the formation of a committee to determine “reasons and the repetition of floods in Erbil.”
The committee contains 11 members, including deputy governor and general directors, according to the communique.
Twelve people died after heavy rains triggered flash floods in several areas in Erbil on Friday. The flooding also caused severe damages to cars and houses of civilians.
In October, flash floods also caused severe damages to the several places in Erbil. Authorities said home furnishing and equipment of 500 families were “completely destroyed” in the floods.
As many as 130 cars, 127 houses, two schools and a number of other projects were also damaged in the floods.
