
Heavy Flooding In Mosul Hampers Rebuilding Efforts
Amid lockdown to combat coronavirus, residents of Mosul are moved from homes due to heavy rains damaging those being rebuilt.
Amid lockdown to combat coronavirus, residents of Mosul are moved from homes due to heavy rains damaging those being rebuilt.
Even though they are a relatively cheap source of heat, pistachio-powered furnaces are still not an item most families in northern Syria can afford.
Heavy rain over the past few days has caused floods that have ruined IDP camps in the north of Idlib Province, northern Syria.
Despite the floods and fires, Iraq has achieved self-sufficiency in producing crops this year.
Heavy rainfall has affected Iraq and the wider region over the past weeks. However, rivers, lakes, and dams – long on the verge of drying up – are now swelling with water and giving opportunities to avert the dangers of drought.
Local residents in Maysan have been morally and materially devastated by the consequences of the heavy flooding in the region.
Despite an environmental crisis, award-winning expert Azzam Alwash believes that Iraq can revive its agriculture and become the breadbasket of the Middle East.
Syrian refugees living in camps across Lebanon say they have received little help as rains and flooding have submerged their settlements.
Iraq - After the country's war against ISIS ended, displaced families were told that it was time to go home, pushing thousands of families into peril. Many internally displaced people said that they can not return home due to lack of infrastructure, and accusations of collaborations with ISIS.
Syrian internally displaced people (IDPs) who found refuge in makeshift camps in Aleppo’s countryside have been badly affected by heavy rainfall with the start of winter, losing all their belongings and tents.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that over 150,000 displaced children across northern Iraq are endangered by the freezing temperatures and flash floods that have been sweeping the country.
Following the heavy rainfall last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi has asked the country's crisis unit and province governors to take the necessary measures to reduce the damage of the flooding. The Nineveh province was especially affected by the flooding, with dozens of houses being swept.
Heavy rains in Iraq have left the country battered. Some of those who died over the past two days drowned, but others died in car accidents, were electrocuted or trapped in their collapsing homes
The civil council in the Syrian city of Manbij has been working to implement services in the city and its surrounding areas. Amongst these services is the opening of health clinics throughout the countryside.
The municipality of Merkada, south of Hasakah, is looking to to develop its businesses and provide public services to the town's residents.
Christian village in Northern Bekaa Valley, Lebanon faces massive damage due to heavy rains. The damage has prompted citizen's criticism of politicians’ response to crisis.