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2022 Iraq dust storms
Date2022
LocationIraq
Typedust storms
Deaths1
Non-fatal injuries5000
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In 2022, many dust storms have hit Iraq. One person has died and 5,000 people have been admitted to hospital. Flights from Baghdad and Najaf were grounded.

Orange skies and reduced visibility has been increasingly common in the country. Iraq's meteorological office says that the weather phenomenon is expected to become increasingly common "due to drought, desertification and declining rainfall". 23 May 2022, another sandstorm affected parts of Iraq, Syria and Iran.

References

  1. Lee, John (2022-05-06). "Iraq Dust Storm puts 5,000 in Hospital". Iraq Business News. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. "Iraq dust storm leaves 5,000 people needing treatment". BBC News. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. "Iraq dust storm hospitalizes 1,000 people and suspends flights". The Independent. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. "Iraq dust storm: Flights grounded in Baghdad and Najaf as skies turn orange". BBC News. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  5. "Iraq yet again hit by increasingly frequent dust storms". France 24. 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  6. Staff, The New Arab (2022-05-05). "Iraq records first death from weeks-long dust storm". The New Arab. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  7. "Sandstorm blankets parts of Middle East, raising alarm". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.


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