A Department between the Two Holy Shrines of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine provided large quantities of cold water distributed around the clock to visitors of Ashura.
The assistant head of the Department; Sayed Kadhem Saleh Mahdi, said that"the department provides large quantities of water, commensurate with the large numbers of visitors arriving in the city of Karbala, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussayn and his family (peace be upon them) and his companions in Ashura".
He added that "cold water is distributed by the Department's staff to visitors around the clock inside the Old City, especially with high temperatures".
Mahdi pointed out that "the staff of the department has been mobilized since the day of the replacement of the flag of Master Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas(peace be upon him), all its efforts in providing various services to mourners coming to visit the holy shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and al-Abbas (peace be upon them), in the month of mourning for the misfortunes of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)".