Weather of Arabia - On Sunday, the Iraqi government granted its employees a holiday for Monday due to "bad weather," according to the Iraqi News Agency, according to the Haberni website.
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers said in a statement published by the agency, "The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani, directed the suspension of official working hours for tomorrow, Monday, due to bad weather, with the exception of security and service institutions."
Iraqi social media circulated pictures and videos of what appeared to be streets filled with rain water, in a rainy situation that began on Sunday.
A blogger said that large hailstones smashed car windows in Diwaniyah Governorate.
Al-Taghyeer channel published a video of what it said was a flooded street in Najaf Governorate.
A video blogger posted, saying that it was a street in Samawah that appeared to be filled with rainwater.
The Iraqi Meteorological Authority said, "The rain wave will continue until Monday evening, and it will be heavy to moderate."
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