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Sky turns orange, several hospitalised, as severe dust storms engulf Baghdad

One person died and more than 5,000 were admitted to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties after Iraq was hit by the latest in a string of dust storms, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.

“Baghdad has registered 2,000 cases [of people] with breathing problems and one death,” the ministry said in a statement carried by Iraq News Agency. The rest of the cases occurred in other provinces, it said.