Error occured during this request! Please try again later.
Kurdistan
Danar Nabaz (left) and his clothes which were found by police on February 12, 2022. Graphic: Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Erbil police announced early Saturday they found an unidentified dead body of a child in southwestern part of the city. However, the governor and the spokesperson for Erbil civil defence said later in the day that the body belongs to the ten-month-old baby who died alongside 11 others during the December flooding in the city.
Heavy rains caused flooding in Erbil city’s several neighbourhoods and subdistricts on December 17, killing 12 people - including the ten-month-old Danar Nabaz who has been missing since then despite regular searches by civil defence teams and people.
Erbil police said in a statement early Saturday that they found the dead body of a child near Siyaw village, southwestern Erbil “after a detailed search.” Pictures shared by the police show the separated skull of the child and clothes. Police also said that they are trying to identify the body.
However, Sarkawt Karash, spokesperson for Erbil civil defence, told Rudaw that it is “definitely” the body of Danar who was from Qushtapa subdistrict, southern Erbil.
Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw confirmed to reporters later in the day that the body belonged to Danar based on the father's recognition of the baby's clothes.
Daner’s father, Nabaz Salih, told Rudaw that he is sure the body belongs to his son, adding that he recognized his clothes.
Rudaw has learned that the body was found by locals early Saturday and they informed police immediately.
Danar’s death dominated social media, with many people expressing solidarity with his parents, including Kurdistan Region’s top officials.
Salih told Rudaw in December that when flood hit his house he held his children - Danar and Bahez - but all of a sudden the children fell from his grip and he lost control over them. “Danar was screaming and couldn't speak because his mouth was filled with mud. When I managed to grab Bahez, Danar was under the car,” the father recounted.
“He appeared with the wave again – raising his hands as if he was asking for help. He appeared and disappeared twice, but I never saw him again,” he added.
Heavy rains caused flooding in Erbil city’s several neighbourhoods and subdistricts on December 17, killing 12 people - including the ten-month-old Danar Nabaz who has been missing since then despite regular searches by civil defence teams and people.
Erbil police said in a statement early Saturday that they found the dead body of a child near Siyaw village, southwestern Erbil “after a detailed search.” Pictures shared by the police show the separated skull of the child and clothes. Police also said that they are trying to identify the body.
However, Sarkawt Karash, spokesperson for Erbil civil defence, told Rudaw that it is “definitely” the body of Danar who was from Qushtapa subdistrict, southern Erbil.
Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw confirmed to reporters later in the day that the body belonged to Danar based on the father's recognition of the baby's clothes.
Daner’s father, Nabaz Salih, told Rudaw that he is sure the body belongs to his son, adding that he recognized his clothes.
Rudaw has learned that the body was found by locals early Saturday and they informed police immediately.
Danar’s death dominated social media, with many people expressing solidarity with his parents, including Kurdistan Region’s top officials.
Salih told Rudaw in December that when flood hit his house he held his children - Danar and Bahez - but all of a sudden the children fell from his grip and he lost control over them. “Danar was screaming and couldn't speak because his mouth was filled with mud. When I managed to grab Bahez, Danar was under the car,” the father recounted.
“He appeared with the wave again – raising his hands as if he was asking for help. He appeared and disappeared twice, but I never saw him again,” he added.
Comments
Rudaw moderates all comments submitted on our website. We welcome comments which are relevant to the article and encourage further discussion about the issues that matter to you. We also welcome constructive criticism about Rudaw.
To be approved for publication, however, your comments must meet our community guidelines.
We will not tolerate the following: profanity, threats, personal attacks, vulgarity, abuse (such as sexism, racism, homophobia or xenophobia), or commercial or personal promotion.
Comments that do not meet our guidelines will be rejected. Comments are not edited – they are either approved or rejected.
Post a comment