The KDP bloc’s letter said the flooding caused by heavy rains had swept across Erbil governorate, resulting in significant loss of life and material damage to citizens’ homes and property, as well as public assets. It therefore said the federal government must urgently fulfill its responsibility in addressing this humanitarian disaster.
The KDP bloc called on the federal government to dispatch a specialized delegation to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the extent of the damage, in coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Government and crisis-management centers.
The bloc also called for urgent financial assistance from Iraq’s emergency budget (موازنة الطوارئ) to be allocated to those affected in order to ease the burden on their shoulders.
The KDP bloc stressed that this step falls within its ongoing follow-up efforts to ensure citizens’ rights and entitlements during disasters and exceptional circumstances.
