Climate experts say such storms are becoming more frequent and severe in the country. This was its worst of the year so far.

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A severe sandstorm blanketed southern Iraq on Monday, causing airports to close down and sending over 3,500 people to ...

Homes were damaged, cars were crushed and trees fell after windy weather and sandstorms in Beijing on Saturday, prompting ...

Visibility was reduced to only a few meters in the provinces of Najaf and Diwaniyah. Iraq is prone to seasonal sandstorms, but experts and officials have raised alarm over their frequency in recent ...

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq has sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems. In a typical spring, Iraq would see up to three storms per month, but this year at ...

A powerful sandstorm swept across southern and central Iraq, forcing airport closures and hospitalising more than 3,700 ...

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health ...

Weather conditions are beginning to normalize after a recent cold air mass triggered unseasonably strong winds and widespread ...

Strong, damaging winds and heavy rains struck China on Saturday, leading to a threat of sandstorms and the cancellation of ...

High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as ...

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