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Officials urge caution as extreme sandstorm sends over 3,500 to hospitals: '[Turned] the sky a strange orange'
This is only the latest in a series of similar extreme weather events. Officials urge caution as extreme sandstorm sends over 3,500 to hospitals: '[Turned] the sky a strange orange' first appeared on ...
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Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.
The Independent9d
At least 1800 hospitalised in Iraq as sandstorm halts flights and triggers power outages
open image in gallery A paramedic in an ambulance helps a person use a respirator as a massive dust storm hits Iraq's central city of Najaf on 14 April 2025 (AFP/Getty) Sandstorms in Iraq are ...
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Iraq sandstorm sends 3,700 people to hospitals, shuts down major airports
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said. Visibility fell ...
BBC9d
Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems
A severe sandstorm in 2022 left one person dead and more than 5,000 needing treatment for respiratory illnesses. Iraq will be experiencing more "dust days" in the future, according to its ...
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Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital
A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.