{
  "id": 19004335,
  "title": "Two killed, several injured as flash floods devastate Iraq's Kurdistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/two-killed-several-injured-as-flash-floods-devastate-iraqs-kurdistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T18:55:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/two-killed-several-injured-as-flash-floods-devastate-iraqs-kurdistan-1.500740567"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least two people, including a five-year-old boy, were killed as torrential rains triggered devastating flash floods in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, on Saturday evening. The floods swept away vehicles, inundated residential neighbourhoods and caused widespread destruction, with preliminary economic estimates putting the damage at more than $8 million. Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw confirmed the identities of the victims and cited the city receiving approximately 80 millimetres of rainfall, far exceeding the initially forecast 30 millimetres.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}