Dust storms cost Iraq 1 million dollars a day: environmental observatory

The Green Iraq Observatory estimated that the dust storms that frequently afflict Iraq cost the country one million US dollars per day, with the bulk of the expenditure coming from increased health costs.

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Hospital admissions increase as sandstorms engulf Iraq

Iraq has seen an uptick in hospitalizations as dust storms afflict much of the country, with Kirkuk province seeing the most severe consequences with over 200 people having been hospitalized with breathing difficulties.

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Dust storms hospitalize hundreds across Iraq

Around 500 people were hospitalized with breathing difficulties in Kirkuk and Diyala alone

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Iraq sandstorms to continue until next week: Meteorological Agency

Sandstorms are set to continue in southern and central Iraq until next week, with these extreme weather events set to become increasingly prevalent as the country grapples with the ramifications of intense desertification

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Dust storm hospitalizes 8 in Erbil

“Due to the dust storm that has hit Erbil since yesterday, eight people have been admitted to the Erbil East Emergency Hospital due to breathing difficulties,” Saad Kamal, in charge of the Erbil Rizgari Hospital, confirmed to The New Region

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