Torrential rains and floods disrupt work in Iraq

And due to the expectation of continuing rains, the Iraqi government announced, late on Sunday night, the suspension of working hours on Mondays in all governorates..

And the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers said, “The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, directed the suspension of official working hours on Monday, corresponding to 3/27/2023, due to bad weather, with the exception of security and service institutions.”“.

Torrential torrents and floods

• The governorates of Dhi Qar, Najaf, Babil, Anbar, Diwaniyah, Wasit, Maysan and Salah al-Din had announced, earlier Sunday, the suspension of official working hours due to the heavy rains that swept them. .
• While clips and pictures of torrential torrential rains and floods spread that swept most of the cities of Iraq in the capital, Baghdad, Najaf, and other cities and regions, as a result of heavy rains throughout Sunday, which will continue according to the Iraqi Meteorological Authority on Monday..

Worn out drainage structures

Iraqi citizens criticize poor drainage systems and worn-out infrastructure, which, according to them, doubles the risk of torrential rains and torrential rains, but climate experts in Iraq point out that the continuous stormy precipitation for hours naturally leads to the formation of devastating torrents, considering that it is part of the repercussions of the climate change phenomenon, of which Iraq is the fifth The countries most affected by it, according to the United Nations .

A precautionary measure however

• Commentators on the decisions to declare official holidays at each rainy wave were considered as required precautionary measures, especially with regard to averting the danger to school students, but it does not provide a solution to the problem according to them. .
• While observers and technicians believe that the flood disasters and the tragedies and human and material losses they cause, which are repeated almost every winter in a number of Iraqi governorates, the authorities must be prompted to reconsider the reality of the deteriorating infrastructure and the dilapidated drainage systems, in order to prevent the occurrence of devastating floods and other disasters. Natural tax, whose tax is usually paid by residents of peripheral areas, rural areas and slums.