ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Flood warnings have been issued in the Kurdistan Region as several days of heavy rain are expected, starting Sunday.
“On Sunday December 7, rainfall will begin moving in from the east. The directorate forecasts that on the first day, the heaviest rainfall will occur in the Soran administration [of Erbil province], reaching between 20 and 30 millimeters,” said the Kurdistan Region’s General Directorate of Meteorology and Seismology.
The rain is coming in on two low-pressure systems.
“From midday Tuesday until late Tuesday night into Wednesday, there will be heavy and continuous rain, and there is a flood risk in various areas of Sulaimani, Halabja, and Garmiyan,” the directorate said.
Garmiyan is forecast to receive as much as 50 millimeters of rain, Sulaimani 40 millimeters, and Kirkuk 35 millimeters.
Temperatures will also drop.
“Temperatures in city centers will drop by five to eight degrees, and in mountainous areas by five to 12 degrees.