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Moment students rescued after wall collapses in deadly floods

Children rescued seconds before school wall collapses on top of them as flash floods slam Iraq
  • Over 30 students were rescued in the Chamchamal district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, after a school wall collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding.
  • The incident occurred on Tuesday, 9 December, as confirmed by surveillance footage and local authorities.
  • At least two people were killed, and four others were injured in the floods that swept through the district in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
  • Security footage from Kandil Boarding School showed the wall collapsing as students were walking nearby.
  • Local officials reported the casualties and the rescue efforts following the severe weather event.
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