A dust storm that has swept through much of Iraq has left dozens of people in hospital with respiratory problems, a health ministry spokesman said Saturday.
The storm erupted in the north of the country on Thursday, prompting the cancellation of flights serving Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region.
As the storm swept south, it shrouded Baghdad and cities as far south as Nasiriyah in a ghostly orange.
In the capital, buildings and vehicles were covered in ochre-coloured dust, AFP journalists reported.
The storm has caused «dozens of hospitalisations across Iraq due to respiratory problems», health ministry spokesman Saif al-Badr told AFP.
Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220409-dozens-hospitalised-as-iraq-gripped-by-dust-storm
