Kirkuk dazzles under nighttime rainfall

The lights of Kirkuk have been glimmering as the Kurdistan Region and Iraq are hit with a wave of rainfall, bringing much-needed water to a country repeatedly wracked by drought.

The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said on Saturday it is on "full alert" to respond to rainy weather conditions across all provinces, adding that power feeders for rainwater drainage stations, sewage systems, hospitals, and health centers have been exempted from outages to ensure continuous electricity supply.