• A picture taken on June 13, 2022 shows traffic during a sand storm that hit the Iraqi capital and surrounding areas, with visibility slashed to a few hundred metres (yards), for the tenth time since mid-April. - Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport due to crippling duststorms, the latest in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat". (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
    A picture taken on June 13, 2022 shows traffic during a sand storm that hit the Iraqi capital and surrounding areas, with visibility slashed to a few hundred metres (yards), for the tenth time since mid-April. - Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport due to crippling duststorms, the latest in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat". (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
  • Thick white dust covers Baghdad.
    Thick white dust covers Baghdad.
  • A patient is treated for breathing problems at a Baghdad hospital.
    A patient is treated for breathing problems at a Baghdad hospital.
  • Iraq has warned that climate change poses an "existential threat".
    Iraq has warned that climate change poses an "existential threat".
  • A patient receives treatment at hospital in Baghdad as clouds of blanketed the capital.
    A patient receives treatment at hospital in Baghdad as clouds of blanketed the capital.
  • Face covered, a woman walks past the national flag.
    Face covered, a woman walks past the national flag.
  • Visibility is down to a few hundred metres, a problem for those riding scooters.
    Visibility is down to a few hundred metres, a problem for those riding scooters.
  • Baghdad airport was temporarily closed because of dust storms.
    Baghdad airport was temporarily closed because of dust storms.
  • The dust kept hospital emergency departments busy.
    The dust kept hospital emergency departments busy.
  • A bridge is barely visible.
    A bridge is barely visible.
  • It was the tenth serious sandstorm since mid-April.
    It was the tenth serious sandstorm since mid-April.
  • A dusty walk along the Tigris.
    A dusty walk along the Tigris.

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Dust storm shrouds Baghdad - in pictures

Iraq's capital city suffers 10th storm since mid-April

The National

June 14, 2022

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Updated: June 14, 2022, 5:55 AM
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