Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

Over 3,700 people hospitalised due to sandstorm in Iraq

More than 3,700 people have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties in Iraq, following a sandstorm which has swept through the country.

More than 3,700 people have been hospitalized in Iraq for asphyxiation and breathing difficulties due to a large sandstorm that hit vast regions of the center, south and south.

More than 3,700 people were treated in Iraq for respiratory disorders due to the sandstorm that hit the centre and south of the country, according to a new assessment by the Ministry of Health published on Tuesday 15 April.

Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,800 people with respiratory problem

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health officials said. Authorities temporarily shut the airports in the southern provinces of Najaf and Basra as the sandstorm, the biggest this year, obscured visibility in an eery orange cloud. Iraq, which endures blistering summer heat and regular sandstorms, is one of the five countries most impacted by some effects of clima…

A heavy sandstorm was recorded this Monday in Iraq, which caused the reduction of visibility to less than a kilometer and caused about 2,000 people to enter hospitals due to respiratory ailments. READ ALSO: Babylon International Festival Inaugurated The natural event caused the closure of operations of the international airports of Nayaf and Basra, as well as the suspension of electricity service. On social networks were published videos showing…

At least 1800 hospitalised in Iraq as sandstorm halts flights and triggers outages

Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the biggest this year