Flash Floods Kill 18, Injure 20 in Iraq

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Perilous Times and Global Warming

Flash Floods Kill 18, Injure 20 in Iraq*

The Associated Press
Monday, November 6, 2006; 2:49 PM

KIRKUK, Iraq -- Flash floods caused by heavy rain killed 18 people and
injured 20 in northern Iraq, a provincial governor said Monday.

The heavy rains began late Sunday, mainly in five villages in the
Khalifan district in the Irbil province, Gov. Nawzat Hadi said.

The floods destroyed nine bridge and several houses, he said. Nine of
the dead were members of one family. Three of them were children.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit different parts of Iraq in the past two
days.