Overall Green alert Flood
in Iraq

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103655
Death: 4
Displaced: 4272
Countries: Iraq
From - To 09 Dec - 11 Dec

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Iraq - Flash foods (ECHO 17 Dec 2025)Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:53

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting a number of governorates in northern Iraq since 9 December, causing floods and flash floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. The affected governorates are Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk, Erbil, and Nineveh.
  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reports, as of 12 December, six fatalities, 19 injured people and a total of approximately 16,200 affected people. The most affected governorates are Sulaymaniyah - the worst affected - with 13,614 affected people, Kirkuk with 2,400, Nineveh with 180 and Erbil with 36.
  • Over the next 36 hours, moderate rainfall is still forecast over central and northern Iraq.
Iraq - Floods
  • On 9 December, heavy rainfall struck several governorates in northern Iraq, causing flooding, casualties, and damage. The affected governorates include Sulaymaniyah, Erbil, and Kirkuk.
  • According to media and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in Sulaymaniyah governorate, three people died, 12 have been injured, and 1 500 people have been displaced, taking refuge in mosques or with relatives. In Kirkuk governorate, 600 people have been displaced, while in Erbil governorate, 36 people were displaced.
  • On 10–11 December, moderate to heavy rainfall is expected over northern, northeastern, and eastern Iraq, including the affected governorates.
Wed 10 Dec 2025Provided by ECHO Daily Flash
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), INFORM (2),