AP Story: Flash floods kill 18, injure 20 in Iraq

Mon Nov 6, 2:49 PM ET


KIRKUK, Iraq - Flash floods caused by heavy rain killed 18 people and injured 20 in northern Iraq, a provincial governor said Monday.

The heavy rains began late Sunday, mainly in five villages in the Khalifan district in the Erbil province, Gov. Nawzat Hadi said.

The floods destroyed nine bridge and several houses, he said. Nine of the dead were members of one family. Three of them were children.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit different parts of Iraq in the past two days.