Flood in Sulaymaniyah District, Iraq (2021-11-21)

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Activation time (UTC): 2021-11-21 23:30:00<br>
Event time (UTC): 2021-11-20 00:00:00<br>
Event type: Flood (Riverine flood)<br>
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Activation reason: <br>
A destructive flood struck Sulaymaniyyah District in the Kurdish region of Iraq, due to intense rainfall.
This area is particularly sensitive to floods because large and densely built-up areas exist in a floodplain located at the food of a large (70 Kmq) catchment.
In the last year thousand of people were affected by floods after very intense rainfall.<br>
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Delineation products: 2<br>
Grading products: 1<br>
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