Eight dead as flash floods wreak havoc in northern Iraq

Omed Khoshnaw, governor of Irbil province said seven had died due to the flash flooding and one after a lightning strike.

Irbil: At least eight people have died and more are feared injured amid severe flooding caused by torrential rainfall in northern Iraq, Iraqi officials said on Friday.

Omed Khoshnaw, governor of Irbil province in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, said the deaths occurred primarily in the Daratu district.

In comments to local outlet Rudaw, he said seven had died due to the flash flooding and one after a lightning strike.