Three-hour search
Cleaning workers recover $11,052 from Erbil garbage dump
ERBIL—Cleaning workers in Erbil have recovered $11,052 from a garbage dump in the Kani Qirzhala area. The money, which belonged to a local resident, had been mistakenly discarded along with household waste.
The Erbil Municipality reported that upon being notified by the resident about the lost money, they dedicated a section of the dump for a search. The effort involved three hours of searching and inspection.
In a statement released with a photo showing the recovered funds, the Erbil Municipality stated, “After being informed by the resident that a sum exceeding $8,000 and 4 million Iraqi dinars [$3,052] had been discarded with household waste, our teams set aside a specific area in the Kani Qirzhala dump for the search.”
The Municipality added, “The resident, under the supervision of our environmental team, conducted a three-hour search for the money. Eventually, the funds were found and returned to the owner.”