Urgent | An official holiday tomorrow, Thursday, in several Iraqi governorates due to the heat

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/08/03

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - 8 Iraqi governorates announced that their official departments will be suspended tomorrow, Thursday, due to high temperatures

The governorates of: Baghdad, Wasit, Najaf, Babil, Basra, Diwaniyah, Muthanna, and Diyala decided to suspend the official working hours. For high temperatures to the boiling level. Today, Wednesday, the Iraqi Meteorological Department said that the air temperature for tomorrow, Thursday, will exceed 50 degrees Celsius in 8 Iraqi governorates, including the capital, Baghdad.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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