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 ...

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At least 1800 hospitalised in Iraq as sandstorm halts flights and triggers power outages - Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the big ...

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 ...

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

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

As Qatar continues to grapple with a sandstorm that has heralded poor visibility and dusty weather conditions acros ...

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 ...

BEIJING (AP) — High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as massive gales felled hundreds of trees, crushing cars ...

An Air China passenger jet prepares to land at the Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 as gale wind alerts cancelled flights in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng ...

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