Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Thousands hospitalised as latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill

Iraq

Another sandstorm pounded Iraq on Monday, sending at least 4,000 people to the hospital with breathing problems and shutting down airports, schools, and government offices across the country. Iraq has been hit by soil degradation, extreme droughts, and low rainfall linked to climate change, and this is the eighth dust storm to slam the country since … Read more