Baghdad's skies turn orange and 4,000 are hospitalised with breathing problems as city is engulfed by Iraq's latest sandstorm
- The eighth dust storm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by soil degradation and droughts
- It has been linked to climate change with the rising average temperatures and sharply lower rainfall
- Airports, schools and public offices across the country have been closed because of the thick cloud of dust
- Earlier this month, the most recent sandstorm led to the death of one person and another 5000 hospitalised
A fierce sandstorm has yet again engulfed an already climate-stressed Iraq and has sent at least 4,000 people to hospital with breathing problems.
The thick cloud of dust which has blanketed the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country.
This is the eighth dust storm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by soil degradation, intense droughts and low rainfall which has been linked to climate change, with rising average temperatures and sharply lower rainfall.
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