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Sorrow sweeps Iraq city as 64 die in fire at Covid unit

"We heard their screams but we couldn't help them much," said activist Hisham al-Sumeri, who had helped in the relief effort.

People gather at the ravaged coronavirus isolation ward of Al-Hussein hospital after a massive fire overnight, in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. AFP/Photos
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Grief and anger gripped the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on Tuesday after fire swept through a temporary Covid isolation unit, killing at least 64 people and injuring dozens.

The devastating blaze

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