Date | 2022 |
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Location | Iraq |
Type | dust storms |
Deaths | 1 |
Non-fatal injuries | 5000 |
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In 2022, many dust storms have hit Iraq. [1] One person has died and 5,000 people have been admitted to hospital. [2] Flights from Baghdad and Najaf were grounded. [3] [4]
Orange skies and reduced visibility has been increasingly common in the country. [5] Iraq's meteorological office says that the weather phenomenon is expected to become increasingly common "due to drought, desertification and declining rainfall". [6] 23 May 2022, another sandstorm affected parts of Iraq, Syria and Iran. [7]
Date | 2022 |
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Location | Iraq |
Type | dust storms |
Deaths | 1 |
Non-fatal injuries | 5000 |
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the corresponding article in Arabic. (July 2022) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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In 2022, many dust storms have hit Iraq. [1] One person has died and 5,000 people have been admitted to hospital. [2] Flights from Baghdad and Najaf were grounded. [3] [4]
Orange skies and reduced visibility has been increasingly common in the country. [5] Iraq's meteorological office says that the weather phenomenon is expected to become increasingly common "due to drought, desertification and declining rainfall". [6] 23 May 2022, another sandstorm affected parts of Iraq, Syria and Iran. [7]