The Iraqi sandy storm leaves 1,800 with breathing problems

Health officials said that more than a thousand people had left respiratory problems after it swept a sandstorm of central and southern parts in Iraq.

An official in Mattana Province told the news agency to Agence France Presse at least 700 cases they said he suffocated.

The joint shots online showed the areas full of thick orange fog, with energy cuts in local media and the suspension of flights in a number of areas.

Dirt storms are common in Iraq, but some experts believe they have become more frequent due to climate change.

The pedestrians and the police were wearing face masks to protect themselves from dust and paramedics were on the site to help people with difficulty breathing, according to Agence France -Presse.

A local health official said that hospitals in Mattana Province in southern Iraq received at least “700 suffocation cases.”

More than 250 people were transferred to the hospital in Najaf County, and at least 322 patients, including children, were sent to hospitals in Diwaniya Province.

530 people reported breathing issues in DHI QAR and Basra provinces.

The sandstorm feed the southern provinces in Iraq in an orange cloud that reduced the vision to less than one kilometer (0.62 miles).

The authorities forced the closure of airports in Nagaf and Basra provinces.

Conditions are expected to gradually improve by Tuesday morning, according to local weather services.

Iraq is listed by the United Nations One of the five countries The climate change is more likely to face normal sand storms, scarcity and water scarcity.

A severe sandstorm in 2022 Leave one person dead and more than 5000 needs treatment for respiratory diseases.

Iraq will witness more “dust days” in the future, according to the Ministry of Environment.