Respiratory problems and closed airports due to sandy storm in Iraq – BBC News in Serbian
More than three thousand people reported respiratory problems after a sandstorm that was engulfed by the Central and South Iraq, officials have sabbed.
One of the officials told the France Pres (AFP) Agency that more than 700 people report suffocated.
In recordings published on social networks, areas covered with a dense orange haze, and local media report on current disappearances and suspend flights in numerous regions.
Sand storms are common in Iraq, but some experts believe that they are increasingly due to climatic changes.
Pedestrians and police wore face masks to protect from dust, and the paramedics were on site to help people with difficulty breathing, citing AFP.
More than 250 people were transferred to the hospital in the Province of Supervisions, and at least 322 patients, including children, were sent to hospitals in the province of Divania.
Another 530 people reported trouble breathing in Di Kar and Basra Provinces.
The sandstorm covered the southern provinces of Iraq orange cloud that reduced visibility to less than one kilometer.
Authorities were forced to close airports in the Provinces of Suprijah and Basra.
The conditions improved slightly from Tuesday morning, according to local meteorological services.
Iraq is on the UN list as one of the five countries that are most vulnerable to climate change because it meets regular sandstorms, heat and lack of water.
In a heavy sandstorm 2022. One person died, and more than 5,000 requested assistance due to respiratory diseases.
Iraq will experience more « dust days » in the future, the Ministry of Environment said.
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