(14 Aug 2025)
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Mosul, Iraq – 13 August 2025
1. Various drone shots of people swimming in Tigris River ++MUTE++
2. Various of people jumping into water
3. People swimming in Tigris river
4. Wide of Tigris River in Mosul
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim (no second name given), resident of Mosul:
“The people in this area and from other areas always come here for water, because there aren’t any other rivers in Mosul. People swimming here due to the lack of electricity power for several hours along the day. There is no air conditioning and these things, and so people heading to the Tigris River for swimming to cool down and to enjoy at the same time.”
6. Various of people swimming and jumping in the river
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmad Hashim, resident of Mosul:
“We come in this heat to swim in the Tigris River, when the electricity goes off. We change the scenery and cool down as the temperature is 50°C (122°F) and sometimes raise to 52°C (125.6°F). So, we come here with our friends, swim, and refresh in the Tigris River.”
8. Various of ice blocks being produced in factory
9. Various of man carrying ice block to ice crusher machine, ice being crushed
10. Man placing beverages into crushed ice in cool box
11. Various of workers loading ice blocks into truck
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Mushtaq, owner of ice making factory in Mosul:
“The best time that we sell ice is at dawn, the beginning of the day as butchers, refreshment shops, and workers who go out for work, and they take a quarter or a half (of an ice block) and so on.”
13. View of traffic from dashboard
14. Various of man driving his taxi in Mosul
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Mohammed, taxi driver from Mosul:
“The weather is very hot, and so less people are coming out, and because of the high temperature and fuel, I mean the fuel has very bad quality, so, we taxi drivers cannot even put the aircon on for the person who hires us. Our cars have been completely damaged in this heat. The temperature is very high, and we are really suffering from it.”
16. Various of traffic, roads
STORYLINE:
Iraqis are doing whatever they can to stay cool as temperatures soar towards to 50°C (122°F) in the country, causing frequent power outages across the national electricity grid.
One popular escape from the relentless heat is the Tigris River where residents gather to cool down and take a break from the sweltering conditions.
Iraq regularly experiences extreme heat waves during the summer months, particularly in July and August.
“We come in this heat to swim in the Tigris River, when the electricity goes off. We change the scenery and cool down as the temperature is 50°C (122°F) and sometimes raise to 52°C (125.6°F)," said Ahmad Hashim, a resident of Mosul.
Recent official data has shown at least five Iraqi cities ranking among the world’s hottest cities every day.
Another way Iraqis are staying cool and refreshed is with ice blocks and crushed ice.
Locals buy ice blocks from factories, crush it, and put it along beverages in cool boxes.
“The best time that we sell ice is at dawn, the beginning of the day as butchers, refreshment shops, and workers who go out for work, and they take a quarter or a half (of an ice block) and so on,” said Abu Mushtaq, the owner of an ice making factory in Mosul.
Taxi drivers are also affected by the extreme heat hitting the country.
“Our cars have been completely damaged in this heat," said Abu Mohammed, a taxi driver from Mosul. "The temperature is very high, and we are really suffering from it.”
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