23/5/2022–|Last update: 5/23/202207:35 PM (Mecca)
A new sandstorm hit Iraq today, Monday, the most severe in a year and the seventh in a month, affecting most of the Iraqi provinces. It caused the closure of all international and local airports, and today was declared an official holiday, and the security, health, traffic and electrical bodies were mobilized, following the storm, which caused a lack of visibility.
Iraq is witnessing in all its regions, especially the western ones, dust storms throughout the seasons of the year, due to its impact on climate change, increased drought, desertification rate, lack of rainfall and weak water revenues, which led to an increase in dust, which is reflected in the lives of citizens, especially those who suffer from allergies and asthma. and bronchitis.