Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,500 people with respiratory problems
According to health officials, approximately 1,500 individuals were transported to hospitals on Monday due to respiratory issues caused by a sandstorm in central and southern areas of Iraq.
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 09:53 | 14 April 2025
Around 1,500 people were sent to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday as a sandstorm hit central and southern Iraq, health officials said.
Hospitals in Muthanna province in southern Iraq received at least "700 cases of suffocation", local health official Mazen al-Egeili told AFP. More than 250 people were hospitalised in the central Najaf province, and hundreds more in the provinces of Diwaniyah and Dhi Qar, other health officials reported.
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