Iraqi provinces suspend work in government offices due to extreme heat

A view from Lake Sawa, which is not connected to any river or stream, after drought due to climate change and harmful agricultural policies that deplete groundwater resources in Muthanna, Iraq on April 26, 2022 [Arshad Mohammed – Anadolu Agency]

Rising temperatures in Iraq have promoted eight out of the country’s 18 provinces to suspend work at government offices today, Thursday.

The capital, Baghdad, as well as the provinces of Wasit, Najaf, Babil, Basra, Diwaniya, Muthanna and Diyala will witness a day off across government offices, due to high temperatures that are reaching 50 degrees Celsius today.

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