Sandstorms shroud Iraq in orange haze
Cars drive amidst a sandstorm at Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
People are pictured near Imam Hussein shrine during a sandstorm in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen
People walk during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Children look at buffaloes during a sandstorm in eastern Baghdad's al-Futheliyah district, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
People are pictured during a sandstorm in Najaf, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
A woman walks near Imam al-Abbas shrine during a sandstorm in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, June 26, 2022. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen
A man uses an oxygen mask at a hospital during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Cars drive by a mosque amidst a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A man wearing a mask walks on a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A child sweeps the floor during a sandstorm at the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
A herd of buffaloes are pictured during a sandstorm in eastern Baghdad's al-Futheliyah district, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A woman walks during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A view of the dust covered sky during a sandstorm, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Iraqi people ride a horse-drawn cart during a sandstorm in eastern Baghdad's al-Futheliyah district, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A man wearing a mask walks on a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A view shows the dust covering the sky during a sandstorm, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Iraqi people receive oxygen at a hospital during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, April 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A view of Tigris river as the dust covers the sky during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
People cross a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
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