More than 3,700 people sought medical treatment for breathing problems Authorities said Tuesday that a massive sandstorm swept across Iraq, closing airports and sending thousands to hospitals with ...

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More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna ...

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.

Airports in the southern provinces of Najaf and Basra were temporarily shut as visibility was severely impaired due to the sandstorm – deemed to be the biggest this year. open image in gallery ...