Sand storm

A man stands on the bank of the Shatt al-Arab river in Iraq's southern city of Basra during a sandstorm sweeping the country, May 23, 2022. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)

Iraq

Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitals

Sand storm covers Baghdad’s sky. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Second sand storm in less than a week causes some hospitalizations in Iraq

Sand storm in the Kurdistan Region's Sulaimani province, Apr. 7, 2022. (Photo: Hawzhin Jamal/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Sulaimani International Airport suspends flights due to sand storm

An intense dust storm has hit the Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil, significantly reducing visibility in the city, April 7, 2022. (Photo: Rebaz Siyan/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Erbil Airport suspends flights due to sand storm

Fishing boats are pictured during a sand storm in Iraq's southern port city of Basra, March 4, 2022. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)

Iraq

Sandstorm kills 1 and hospitalizes 1,000 in Iraq