Watch: Sky turns orange, several hospitalised, as severe dust storms engulf Baghdad
Experts say such dust storms are set to become more frequent owing to drought and declining rainfall.
Meanwhile in Iraq: Dust storm sends 5,000 to hospital as millions are losing access to water, food, and power because of rising temperatures and record low rainfall.
— Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) May 5, 2022
Government warns country could face "272 days of dust" a year, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts pic.twitter.com/OIPl3ysWsv
#Iraq | Dust storm this morning
— UNAMI (@UNIraq) May 5, 2022
🎥 | al-Kharkh steet next to al-Zawraa Park, #Baghdad pic.twitter.com/uFKdjbGweB
WATCH: Massive dust storm hits Baghdad, Iraq pic.twitter.com/DpBh6Odkke
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 1, 2022
